The

National Book Development Board

presents

GALING PINOY, BASAHIN!

The 13^th Philippine Book Development Month

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

I.          The Writers, Their Works

How to Read… the next generation

A series of readings and intimate talks with young writers in the context of their literary genres and specific works

Venue: Filipinas Heritage Library

1.      For poetry (November 10, 9am)

Featuring: Conchitina Cruz, Mikael Co, Mesandel Arguelles, and Joel Toledo

Moderator: Gémino Abad

2.      For fiction (November 11, 1pm)

Featuring: Tara FT Sering, Edgar Samar, Dean Alfar, Angelo Lacuesta

Moderator: Jose Dalisay

3.      For non-fiction (November 12, 9am)

Featuring: Luis Katigbak, Vlad Gonzales, Rica Bolipata Santos, Louie Cano, Carljoe Javier

Moderator: Antonio Hidalgo

II. Reading Nick Joaquin (November 16, 2009)

A discussion of Nick Joaquin as historian, novelist, poet and his contributions to the literary art form and the Filipino way of life.

1. NJ and his non-fiction works

A lecture by fictionist Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo

2. NJ and his poetry

A lecture by poet Afred Yuson

3. Transforming NJ’s works into film

(Lecturer to be announced)

4.  A film viewing of NJ’s work turned into a movie

Tentaive Venue: Greenbelt 3’s My Cinema

III. Global Pinoy Literature (November 24, 5pm)

Coffee and conversation with three Man Asian Literary Prize winner / finalists Miguel Syjuco, Jose Dalisay, and Alfred  Yuson and Gémino Abad, recipient of the Prize Premio Feronia – Citta di Fiano 2009.

Venue: Filipinas Heritage Library, By invitation only

Moderator: Isagani Cruz

IV. El Filibusterismo (November 25, 2009)

A sequel to the reading of Noli Me Tangere, the El Filibusterismo performance reading will be a showcase of talent from different fields of the art as artists and celebrity performers read / perform chapters of this historic and tumultous novel.

Venue: Greenbelt Park

V. Pinoy Story Writing Contest

A month-long story writing contest open to all writers, focusing on specific topics such as Pinoy romance, chick lit, horror fiction, literary fiction. Four winners will be selected and will be awarded P15,000 to be announced during the Books and Art Festival.

VI. Books and Art Festival (November 23 to 26)

A festival that will showcase the best of Filipino literature and art in one venue. For five days, Greenbelt becomes a haven for artists (literary and visual) and art lovers where they will get to experience this unique mixture of the arts at the heart of the city.

VII. Writing about Philippine Culture, Art, and Food

(November 7 to 8 2009)

An overnight adventure for those who want to sample the native culture of Southern Luzon. This will involve a tour to local art galleries, native restaurants, and Ugu Bigyan’s pottery shop.

VIII. Davao Academic Publishing Seminar (November 19 to 21, 2009)

An academic publishing conference for Mindanao-based publishers and universities, with Google’s Erik Hartmann, De La Salle’s Dr. Isagani Cruz, UP Press’ Dr. Luisa Camagay, and ADMU Press’ Maricor Baytion among others.   

Venue: Ateneo De Davao University

  IX. Tulaan sa Tren 2 launch

The much-loved Tulaan sa Tren is back with more poems and the winners of the Tulaan sa Tren 2 Poetry Contest, judged by no less than the country’s top poets National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera, Feronia Prize winner Gemino Abad, and Man Asian Literary Prize finalist Krip Yuson.

Venue:  The LRT2 Cubao Station, by invitation

For details, visit www.nbdb.gov.ph or call 920-9853.

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http://pinoypoets.com/events.php?id=rmkic8kr1h4s1vj

We are inviting interested writers to submit poems, essays, and reviews for possible inclusion in the 11th issue of High Chair’s online poetry journal, which will be released in September this year.

We welcome submissions in Filipino and English. Please visit our site at http://www.highchair.com.ph to get a more comprehensive idea as regards the work we do and the poetry and essays we publish. We also welcome reviews of published poetry collections, especially of Filipino authors.

The deadline for submission is on August 30, 2009. For poetry submissions, please send no more than five (5) pages of verse. There is no page limit for essay contributions.

Please email your submissions or inquiries to highchair@gmail.com (subject heading: High Chair Issue 11). Feel free to circulate this call for submissions to other interested parties. Thank you.

Oliver Ortega, Mabi David, and Mesandel Virtusio Arguelles

Editors, High Chair Issue 11

One last call for alcohol
So finish your whiskey or beer
…
You don’t have to go home
But you can’t stay here
…
So gather up your jackets
Move it to the exits
I hope you have found a friend

1. Jeff Koonns’ Made in Heaven
2. Barrett Watten’s Progress
3. Monica Treut: Female Misbehaviour (1992)
4. Sex is sex: Conversations with Male Prostitutes (Brian Bergen and Jennifer Milici, 1995)
5. Docus about Annie Sprinkle
6. Dick Wadd
7. Pornography is a place you visit but you don’t live there. – Anne Rice
8. When I was in pre-production I found myself watching copious amounts of porn. At the time I was the only female living in a shared house with 7 other guys in London and I had more porn in my room than all of them combined. It was ridiculous! I wouldn’t call them great films (except for Cafe Flesh) however some of them were quite ingenious.
9. Films of Carolee Schneeman
10. Kathy Acker
11. Dodie Bellamy
12. Chelsea Minnis
13. Adriana Reines
14. Dennis Cooper’s Novels
15. Gaspar Noe
16. Montaigne
17. Chris Kraus
18. Avital Ronell
19. Charlotte and Emily Bronte
20. Baudelaire
21. Villon
22. Blanchot
23. The difference between erotic and pornographic is in the lighting.
24. Post-Avant
25. Edgy Formalism