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2 Pulitzer Prize Winners to join 2nd Manila Literary Festval

PostPosted: October 25th, 2011, 11:07 pm
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Pulitzer Prize winners topbill 2nd Manila International Literary Festival
(The Philippine Star) Updated October 03, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (0)

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Junot Diaz, author of the acclaimed The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and Edward P. Jones, author of the prizewinning novel The Known World, will attend the 2nd Manila International Literary Festival from Nov. 16 to 18 at the Ayala Museum in Makati City. 

MANILA, Philippines - Two Pulitzer Prize winners  Junot Diaz, author of the acclaimed The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and Edward P. Jones, author of the prizewinning novel The Known World  will attend the 2nd Manila International Literary Festival from Nov. 16 to 18 at the Ayala Museum in Makati City. 

This year’s theme is “The Great Philippine Book Café,” with a bow to one of the country’s own great writers, STAR columnist Alfred “Krip” Yuson, who wrote the award-winning The Great Philippine Jungle Energy Café.

Diaz and Jones will be joined by other renowned international and local authors, publishers, literary agents, and book lovers to celebrate books, literature, and the writing craft.

Diaz and Jones, are US writers of minority descent (Diaz’s family is from the Dominican Republic, while Jones is African-American). Together with Filipino writer and scholar Resil Mojares, they will be the festival’s plenary speakers. They will speak about writing from the margins. They will also be featured in conversations and book signings during the festival.

Diaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao follows the life of a geeky, overweight Dominican boy living in an impoverished American district and the curse that has plagued his family for generations. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008. Jones’s The Known World is a historical novel that chronicles the ownership of black slaves by free black people as well as by whites. It won the Pulitzer in 2004.

Aside from panels on different topics about reading and literature, The Great Philippine Book Café will also feature performances, book launches, and a book fair. The Festival hopes to serve the literary and publishing communities as a venue to make invaluable contacts and discuss issues important to them.

The Manila International Festival, organized in celebration of Philippine Book Development Month, is spearheaded by the National Book Development Board. For details, call 926-8253 or visit http://www.manilaliteraryfestival.com.

To register, call the Filipinas Heritage Library at (02) 8921801. Registration is at Php 2,000 per head for all 3 days, including the kit and meals.
Registration on a daily basis is at P800/head. 8am to 5pm

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2nd Manila International Literary Festival

PostPosted: October 26th, 2011, 3:06 pm
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PROGRAM

DAY 1 - November 16, 2011

Keynote Speech
Where in the World is the Filipino Writer?

Panels
Writing From the Margins
Writers from minority backgrounds on writing for a mainstream audience.

In Search of the Next Great Philippine Novel
What makes a great novel? Should it be about nation? Does it need fabulous language or
crackling storytelling?

From Pen to Print - And Everything In Between
From hunting manuscripts and selling them to publishers to molding the work.

World Book Market vs World Readership
What genres click the most? Where do readers abound and what other cultures are interested about reading our culture?

A Conversation with Junot Díaz
A One-on-one with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao


From Pen to Print: What an Editor Does
Molding the craft: what an editor does when he chisels and chops.


Talk to the Litcritters
Putting it all within context, whether it be feminist, post-colonial and other post-theory
discussions










DAY 2 - November 17, 2011

Panels
The Philippine Writing and Pubilshing Landscape
An assessment of the Philippine book industry and how it can become more marketable
locally and internationally.


When Literature Offends
How far can authors take the freedom of expression? With authors reading from their most
"offensive" work.


The Stranger Experience
On writing away from home, cross-cultural experiences, and the multi-faceted immigraton
experience.


Writing the Woman Reader
Reaching the woman reader.


Of Power and Emotions: Writing for Young Adults
Themes, topics and everything about writing for the young adult audience.


Crime, Horror, and Suspense
Writers of the genre on finding the story, the research that goes with it, and writing the story.


Writing the Memoir
How to turn one's real life experiences into literary pieces.


Philippine Children's Literature for the World
Brining our own experiences with the colorful world of Philippine Children's Literature into
the international market.


Of Folklores, Myths and Legends
Featuring authors who have drawn inspiration from the Philippines' treasure trove of folklore.


Writing the Real
Non-fiction writing.


How to be a Bestseller
A conversation on how to sell words.


The Many Forms of the Novel
From writing it in verse through letters and otherwise: The writing and crafting of long works.










DAY 3 - November 18, 2011

Panels
Mentoring the Writer
The mentoring process: the writing, editing, selling, waiting, and everything else you didn't
know about getting pubilshed internationally.


Writing in the Regional Language
A discussion on the challenges of the writers from and of the regions.


Writing about War and Conflict
Authors on the life-changing experiences they have drawn from covering war-torn areas,
the lives of the people who have lievd through violence and conflict, and how they committed it onto paper.


A Conversation with Edward P. Jones
The 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction (The Known World) will talk about his work, creative process and sign some books.


From Print to Silver Screen
Transforming literature into movies.


The Many Poetic Forms
An introduction to structure and form: How to teach Poetry (Recommended for teachers of Literature).


So You Got Yourself Published, Now What?
Promoting the book and the author.


How to Get the Young to Read
A reading appreciation lecture for teachers.


Beyond the Page
Authors, poets, DJs, and filmmakers talk about how to bring literature to life.


Fiction Writing: The Basics
An introduction to Fiction writing (Recommended for teachers).


Non-Fiction Writing: The Basics
An introduction to Non-Fiction writing (Recommended for teachers).

What's So Funny?
Humor writing from the country's funniest writers.

To register, call the Filipinas Heritage Library at (02) 8921801. Registration is at Php 2,000 per head, including the kit and meals.
Registration on a daily basis is at P800/head. 8am to 5pm

http://manilaliteraryfestival.com

Re: 2 Pulitzer Prize Winners to join 2nd Manila Literary Fes

PostPosted: October 26th, 2011, 7:51 pm
by lizzie23
Wow, this is really great, thanks for posting.... Though its a weekday so i dont know if ill be able to make it.... Would love to meet Junot Diaz and Edward P. Jones though!

Re: 2 Pulitzer Prize Winners to join 2nd Manila Literary Fes

PostPosted: November 1st, 2011, 12:15 am
by Peachy
will definitely attend this! !

Re: 2 Pulitzer Prize Winners to join 2nd Manila Literary Fes

PostPosted: November 1st, 2011, 10:08 am
by thevinethatwrites
Oh wow! Thanks for posting! :) Is there a discount? Heehee!

Re: 2 Pulitzer Prize Winners to join 2nd Manila Literary Fes

PostPosted: November 1st, 2011, 10:54 am
by Wanda
Oh wow, this is really exciting! I have both Junot Diaz and Edward jones' books so I can have them signed! Puwede naman siguro diba?

Re: 2 Pulitzer Prize Winners to join 2nd Manila Literary Fes

PostPosted: November 2nd, 2011, 10:08 am
by Wanda
thevinethatwrites wrote:Oh wow! Thanks for posting! :) Is there a discount? Heehee!


Hi ivy! I just found out that puwede pala magregister per day lang its P 800 if you dont want to attend all 3 days, so im choosing which day to go to : D defenitely to meet Junot Diaz and Edward Jones : D will you be there? Would love to meet you! Venue is at ayala museum, diba you work near there lang?

Re: 2 Pulitzer Prize Winners to join 2nd Manila Literary Fes

PostPosted: November 2nd, 2011, 10:47 am
by miles1015
i'll try to attend..:-)

Re: 2 Pulitzer Prize Winners to join 2nd Manila Literary Fes

PostPosted: November 6th, 2011, 11:26 pm
by thevinethatwrites
Wanda wrote:
thevinethatwrites wrote:Oh wow! Thanks for posting! :) Is there a discount? Heehee!


Hi ivy! I just found out that puwede pala magregister per day lang its P 800 if you dont want to attend all 3 days, so im choosing which day to go to : D defenitely to meet Junot Diaz and Edward Jones : D will you be there? Would love to meet you! Venue is at ayala museum, diba you work near there lang?


Hi Wanda! Thanks for the info! That's great! :) I have yet to finish Diaz's book, I got stuck somewhere. Haha! But I would love to meet him and Jones, too! I'll message you if I'm going. I would really love to meet you! :D I'm in the area quite often but my work is not really based there. I sort of go around. Hehe.

Re: 2 Pulitzer Prize Winners to join 2nd Manila Literary Fes

PostPosted: November 16th, 2011, 8:04 am
by admin
Festval starts today for those interested : D