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\n\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Peter Gordon, Executive Director of the Man Asian Literary Prize, will be in Manila on Thursday, January 24, to promote the prize among Filipino writers and to speak on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153International Opportunities for Filipino Writers.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The UP Institute of Creative Writing is hosting his talk, which will be held that day at 2:30 pm at the AVR Room, 2nd floor, Rizal Hall (Faculty Center), UP Diliman.<\/p>\n
The Man Asian\u00e2\u20ac\u201dinformally known as the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Asian Booker\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwas established in 2006 and made its first award in 2007 for the best unpublished novel in English or English translation by an Asian. Filipino fictionist and UP professor Jose Dalisay Jr.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s novel Soledad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sister made the shortlist of the inaugural prize, which drew 243 entries from all over Asia. The deadline for the 2008 Man Asian is March 31.<\/p>\n
Gordon will speak about the prize and on literary publishing in Asia in general. The UPICW is inviting all interested writers, translators, publishers, teachers, and students to attend the lecture-discussion, which will also feature Dr. Dalisay and fellow novelist and columnist Alfred \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Krip\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Yuson.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Peter Gordon is also a founder and former Director of the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival (held each March in Hong Kong), founder and editor of the Asian Review of Books, and publisher at Chameleon Press. He writes a weekly op-ed column in the Hong Kong daily The Standard and is chairman of the Russian Interest Group at the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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