Philippine Speculative Fiction IV Book Launch
Philippine Speculative Fiction IV
Edited by Dean Francis Alfar & Nikki Alfar
Book launch: February 28, 2009 - 5:30PM
U-View Theater, Fully Booked High Street
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
- From Dean Alfar's blog. By Moon Alone Fantasy Fiction Contest
Links to Filipino-made speculative works online, some announcements
This clever science fiction story is also a social commentary by Filipino artist Elan Rodger Trinidad. Read the whole piece at Theory of Everything Comics, and don't forget to check out Elan Rodger's afterword. Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler
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Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler is a one-shot "virtual anthology" featuring speculative fiction stories in English by Filipino writers.
Edited by Charles Tan and Mia Tijam, it features stories by: Dean Alfar, M.R.R. Arcega, FH Batacan, Douglas Candano, Ian Rosales Casocot, Michael A. R. Co, Khavn dela Cruz, Pocholo Goitia, Francezca C. Kwe, Apol Lejano-Massebieau, and Vincent C. Sales. Cover art by Andrew Drilon. Philippine Action Fiction: call for submissions
Philippine Action Fiction
We would like to invite you to contribute a story to the first ever action-adventure fiction anthology in the Philippines! The action-adventure genre has long been downplayed by critics as shallow and lacking in literary merit. We disagree; a well-written action-adventure story contains all the necessary elements of good fiction. We believe that this genre deserves recognition if only for the sheer reading pleasure it accords the audience, in part due to the vicarious experiences, the likes of which real life so seldom allows.
We are looking for stories written in English that provide excitement and thrills through fast-paced action and adventure. Action-adventure stories may take the form of detective or crime stories, espionage, the supernatural or even science fiction. The stories must feature a Filipino protagonist while the setting can be the Philippines or other countries (as in the case of espionage). The stories may be set in the present day, the historical past (no alternate histories) or the imagined future (Earth based, no interplanetary romps). Stories must be 10 to 15 pages long, double-spaced with a font size of 12.
Send your stories to: philactionfiction at gmail dot com
We hope to continue to expand Philippine fiction with this anthology. Send us your contribution soon!
Sincerely yours,
Emil M. Flores and Gerald T. Los Baños
Personal Plugs
In other news, I've started a blog for my uncle Vernon Gerard, a Kiwi geophysicist who participated in a historic expedition to the Antarctic in the late 1950's and received a Polar Medal. His accounts are fascinating and I've done my best to preserve them verbatim.
[ Old Antarctic Days ]
As per his instructions, I'll only be posting a few times a month. Should be posting the next chapter soon, in fact. Take my word for it: there is and will be a lot of good (possibly even controversial) stuff there, especially for science/history buffs!
Two Ways to Write Science Fiction, and Some Announcements
- More Notes on Science and Writing - Mia shares what she sees are possible angles for good science fiction stories. An abridged version of this entry may be found at the Read or Die blog. Share your own ideas!
- Writing Science Fiction - Charles tells about how the heart of a science fiction story is not actually the science. I find this essay comforting, because while science fiction fascinates me the most, I don't think I can write hard science to save my life :P Not right now, anyway!