Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler

Photoshopped Classic SFF Book Covers
Fiction Submissions Calendar is Up
A Reaction to an Essay on Philippine Speculative Fiction
My Own “Generational Reading Gap”
I grew up in a library that my father built up from scratch. Most of my literary education came from this. But I'll have to admit, I feel like growing up with this repertoire led me to become more isolated from the readers and writers I correspond with.I know very few readers from my generation (or older) who call themselves "sci fi fans," and at the same time know who Cordwainer Smith even IS. They may have read a little Asimov, a little Clarke, a little Philip K. Dick - but for the most part they've read and liked more Carl Sagan, Greg Bear, David Brin, and people who got published WAY after the "golden age," than I ever will. I sometimes get vibes from younger readers that run along the lines of: "Well, you're not a real sci fi fan if you haven't read China Mieville/Iain Banks/Stanislaw Lem" and my knee-jerk defense is to go "Yeah? To me, you're not a real sci fi fan unless you've read "Doc" Smith/Theodore Sturgeon/at least one Aldous Huxley title that is NOT Brave New World." No, I'm not automatically resentful... and I don't blame people for this, of course. These are just some of the reasons why I don't: (more…)
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Three-Headed Monster Publishing Calls for Submissions
THREE-HEADED MONSTER PUBLISHING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
So, you think you can write? Well, we're a new player in the industry,
and we're looking for a few good Romance Stories.
What we're looking for: Really good Romance Fiction, especially
Fantasy, Sci-fi, Paranormal, and Historical Romances. We're looking
for stories with new ideas. We're NOT looking for stories that
resemble those that are already often being published in popular
romance pocketbooks. There's too much of those already.
What we're giving:
1.)A royalty of 30% of what we make from your story. In other words:
(Selling_Price – Bookstore_Commissio n) * 30% = Writer's_Royalty.
2.)International Exposure. We will be selling internationally.
3.)You get to keep your copyright. We only ask for non-exclusive
rights to publish.
Submission Guidelines:
-Works must be in English, 50,000 – 100,000 words.
-Initially, submit a 1-page summary of your story, and the first 3
chapters. Don't submit the complete manuscript yet. If we like your
story, we will contact you for the full manuscript.
-Make sure you self-edit your submission before sending it to us.
-Works must be submitted in RTF format, 8.5" x 11", 1-inch margin on
all sides. Font must be Arial or Times New Roman, font size 12, double
space.
-Send summary and first 3 chapters to inquiry(at)3hmpublishing(dot)com. Don't
forget to include your full real name, pen name (if any), address,
landline number, mobile number, and a little information about yourself.
At the moment, we are only accepting Novel-length Romance Fiction. We
encourage mixing Romance with other genres like Fantasy, Sci-fi,
Paranormal and Historical. But if you think you have a contemporary
romance story that has an interesting plot, by all means, submit.
For questions and inquiries, don't hesitate to email us at
inquiry(at)3hmpublishing(dot)com. We look forward to hearing from you."
How to Win the Fully Booked Graphic/Fiction Awards
Tals Diaz, journalist and marketing manager of Fully Booked, explains the rationale for the awards: “Neil’s theme is Filipino unrealism. It has to have that unique sense of Filipino-ness about it. We do have a rich tradition of Filipino mythology and folklore that we hardly explore in our literature. If you look at our literature right now, a lot of it is very realistic. That’s what Neil Gaiman wanted us to veer away from with this contest.†Romulo adds, “Don’t say that he doesn’t like the stuff that he got from here—the realist novels that he read, he liked. He just wanted to explore if we had other things. As for fantasy, he thought we could go beyond juvenile literature and explore what he thinks is an integral part of our culture—science fiction, horror or speculative fiction. It really is how you weave the genre into Filipino heritage.â€Read the rest here.
Bulawan Online: New Online Literary Journal in Filipino
Paanyaya sa mga Panitikero:JUNE 22, 2008
BULAWAN ONLINE LAUNCHED
At his lecture in UP Diliman last June 19, National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario was glad to launch a new website: bulawanonline. com. He serves as chief editor while Roberto T. Añonuevo, Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., Michael M. Coroza, Vim Nadera and Fidel Rillo serve as co-editors. Phillip Kimpo Jr., Sophia Lucero, Eilene Narvaez and Ernanie Rafael are the staff members.
Bulawanonline. com gets its name from Bulawan, a refereed quarterly journal published by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts. The NCCA is also one of the major forces behind panitikan.com. ph.
The maiden issue features works and commentary by Nikka Osorio, Roberto T. Añonuevo, Ronald A. Atilano, Romulo P. Baquiran, Jr., Michael M. Coroza and Virgilio S. Almario himself. Visit the new site here: http://bulawanonlin e.com/.
Magaling ka ba talagang makata o kuwentista? Ang lathalaang ito ay nakabukás para sa lahat ng mga sumusulat ng tula at maikling kuwento. Maaari ding magpadala ng salin ng ipinalalagay na mahalagang tula o maikling kuwento sa ibang wika, katutubo man o banyaga. Hangga't maaari, ipadala ang tulang hindi lalagpas sa 50 taludtod at ang kuwentong hindi lalagpas sa 15 pahina (na naka-double- space at may 11-12 points Times Roman, New York, Palatino, Book Antique, o Arial na font). May Lupon ng mga Editor ang lathalaang ito, sa pangunguna ng National Artist Virgilio S. Almario, na pipilì tuwing dalawang buwan ng katangi-tanging tula, kuwento, o salin at ang napilìng akda ay ilalathala nang may kalakip na komentaryo hinggil sa katangian ng mga ito. Maglalaan din ng espasyo ang lathalaang ito para sa mga pagsusuri ng aklat at talakay sa mga paksaing pampanitikan, pangwika, at pampagsasalin. Inaasahan ang kontrobersiyal at radikal na punahan bagaman sa paraang walang personalan. Ganap na pananagutan ng may-akda ang anumang paglabag sa karapatang-ari at ibang batas ng Filipinas. Ano pa ang hinihintay mo? Maaaring ipadala nang diretso ang lahat ng kontribusyon sa editor@bulawanonlin e.com. Maaari ding ipadala ang hard copy na may kalakip na soft copy na nása CD kay VIRGILIO S. ALMARIO Institute of Creative Writing Faculty Center (Bulwagang Rizal) University of the Philippines Diliman, Lungsod Quezon Filipinas Para sa file ng lathalaang ito, ilakip din ang isang maliit at pinakabagong retrato ng sarili, permanenteng tirahan, telepono, email adres, at kaunting impormasyon hinggil sa sarili (petsa at pook ng kapanganakan, magulang, paaralan, propesyon, trabaho/opisina, organisasyong pampanitikan, paboritong mga awtor at aklat, atbp.). Nása Lupon ng mga Editor ang ganap na kapangyarihan kung ilalathala o hindi ang anumang tinanggap na padaláng pagsusuri, komentaryo, o liham. Hindi tungkulin ng lathalaang ito na ibalik sa may-akda ang anumang tinanggap na padaláng akda.Bisitahin ang BulawanOnline. com. Maraming salamat po.
3rd Philippine Graphic/Fiction Awards Launched + 4th PGS Image Inspiration Writing Contest
Philippine Genre Stories' Image Inspiration Writing Contest #4 is also up! See the image and learn about the rules here.