For 2014, the Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards will be open to books published from January to December 2013, in the following categories:
Fiction in English - A novel in English, in any of the following genres: literary fiction, mystery/thriller, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, speculative fiction
Fiction in Filipino (or Taglish) – A novel in Filipino (or Taglish), in any of the following genres: literary fiction, mystery/thriller, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, speculative fiction
Romance in English – A novel or novelette in English, in any of the following genres or classifications: romance, chick lit, erotica
Romance in Filipino (or Taglish) – A novel or novelette in Filipino (or Taglish), in any of the following genres or classifications: romance, chick lit, erotica
Fiction Anthology – A short story compilation by a single author or multiple authors, in either English or Filipino
Young Adult Fiction – A novel aimed towards the young adult audience, in either English or Filipino
Children’s Picture Book – A children’s picture book, fiction or nonfiction, in either English or Filipino
Comics & Graphic Novels – A comic compilation or graphic novel, fiction or nonfiction, in either English or Filipino
Poetry – A collection of poetry by a single author or multiple authors, in either English or Filipino
Inspirational / Religious – Nonfiction, in any of the following classifications: religious, spiritual, inspirational, in either English or Filipino
Humor – Nonfiction work, classified as humor, in either English or Filipino
Food & Cookbook – Nonfiction work, classified under food or cooking
Nonfiction – A single work or anthology, of the following classifications: arts and culture, memoir, autobiography, biography, creative nonfiction, history, philosophy, psychology, in either English or Filipino
Nominations for the awards will be open until August 18. Anybody can nominate books! To nominate books, just fill out
this online nomination form.
For more details on the 2014 Filipino Readers' Choice Awards, please visit
this link or email filipinoreaderschoiceATgmailDOTcom.
Hi, guys! How are you? Exactly one week ago was
International Book Giving Day (a day to give children new, used, or borrowed books!) and I know many of you book lovers celebrated. I celebrated by giving my neighbors' kids copies of
But That Won't Wake Me Up!, written by
Annie and Anelka Lumbao and illustrated by
Liza Flores (Adarna House, 2011). Please, please share how YOU celebrated!
To participate in the International Book Giving Day Blog Hop:
1. For those without a blog, please share your stories in the comments section of this blog post. =D
2. For those with a blog, write a post describing how you celebrated International Book Giving Day. A short and sweet post (e.g. a photo of you or your child giving away a book) is welcome!
3. Click on the "Add your link" button below and add the link to your post. Don't forget to check out the International Book Giving Day blog posts from all over the world!
The Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards returns for its second straight year, engaging the Filipino reading public in honoring their favorite Philippine-published titles.
An initiative of the Filipino Book Bloggers Group and Filipino book clubs, the Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards debuted at the 2nd Filipino Reader Conference in 2012, and was established to develop awareness and appreciation of Philippine literature, recognize the reader’s role in creating the meaning and experience of a literary work, and give the readers a voice in the Philippine book industry.
For 2013, the Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards will be open to books published from January to December 2012. The nomination period is set for May 2013, in preparation for the awards ceremony at the 3rd Filipino Reader Conference in August.
The 2012 winners of the Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards (books published 2010-2011) were: “But That Won’t Wake Me Up!” by Annie and Anelka Lumbao and Liza Flores, Adarna House (Children’s Picture Book); “Fairy Tale Fail” by Mina V. Esguerra, Summit Books (Chick Lit); “Ilustrado” by Miguel Syjuco, Anvil Publishing (Novel in English), “Ang Huling Dalagang Bukid at ang Authobiography na Mali by Jun Cruz-Reyes, Anvil Publishing (Novel in Filipino); “KikoMachine Komiks Blg 6” by Manix Abrera, Visprint (Comics/Graphic Novel); “Alternative Alamat” edited by Paolo Chikiamco, Rocket Kapre and Flipside (Short Story Anthology); “It’s A Mens World” by Bebang Siy, Anvil Publishing (Essay Anthology); and “Off the Beaten Track: Tulaan sa Tren 2,” NBDB and Vibal Foundation (Poetry Anthology).
A preliminary survey for the Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards is now ongoing at
http://filipinoreadercon.wordpress.com/readers-choice-awards/frca-2013-survey/.
Filipino book bloggers and book club members have put together the 1st Filipino Readers' Choice Awards! The Awards aim to: develop awareness and appreciation of Philippine-published books, engage Filipino reading communities and honor their favorite Philippine-published books, and give Filipino readers a greater voice and recognize their vital role in the Philippine book industry.
Do you have favorite Philippine-published books from 2010 or 2011? Please nominate them for the 1st Filipino Readers' Choice Awards! Here are the categories for the Awards:
* Children’s picture book
* Chick lit
* Novel in English
* Novel in Filipino
* Comic/graphic novel
* Short story anthology
* Essay anthology
* Poetry collection
Click here for the nomination form. Nominations close next Monday, July 23!
Filipino book bloggers and book club members have put together the 1st Filipino Readers' Choice Awards! The Awards aim to: develop awareness and appreciation of Philippine-published books, engage Filipino reading communities and honor their favorite Philippine-published books, and give Filipino readers a greater voice and recognize their vital role in the Philippine book industry.
Do you have favorite Philippine-published books from 2010 or 2011? Please nominate them for the 1st Filipino Readers' Choice Awards! Here are the categories for the Awards:
* Children’s picture book
* Chick lit
* Novel in English
* Novel in Filipino
* Comic/graphic novel
* Short story anthology
* Essay anthology
* Poetry collection
Click here for the nomination form. Nominations close next Monday, July 23!
Links, links, links!
* Click here for a report on the very active Filipino reading community - it's my last post as the PaperTigers June guest blogger!
* Author Candy Gourlay was one of the first to blog about the 3rd Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) in Singapore. Read her posts here.
* Little, Brown editorial director Alvina Ling blogged about the AFCC and Book Expo America (BEA) here. Meeting Alvina was one of the highlights of the AFCC for me! =D *major fangirl spazzing*
* Illustrator Blooey Singson summarizes the AFCC here.
* Here author Trevor Kew shares key points he took away from the festival.
For me, the best thing about blogging is the people - the community I am a part of. It's a joy interacting with other lovers of kidlit and YA lit, and I have some truly amazing friendships because of the kidlitosphere/YA blogosphere. I've been able to meet many book bloggers in the Philippines, and last month in Singapore, I met Liyana of Liyanaland. We were so happy to be spazzing over YA authors and K-pop together IN PERSON. We thought, why not do this with other kidlit and YA lit bloggers? Why not have an INTERNATIONAL book bloggers meetup? If you're interested in getting together with kidlit and YA lit bloggers from all over the world, please click here to fill out Liyana's survey. Help us plan this international meetup. I think we can really make this happen!
Remember my blogging workshop at the Filipinas Heritage Library? The picture above is with about half of the participants. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the participants. I really enjoyed meeting new people and talking about blogging and other social media!
One of the influences and inspirations of this blog is Li and her blog GAL Novelty. Li took a long break from the blogosphere but is now back with a new blog, A World of Paper Hearts. Check it out! ~^o^~
“'Literacy has always been defined by the technology,' said Nichole Pinkard, founder of Chicago’s Digital Youth Network in a PBS special on 21st century learning that aired in February. 'Before the printing press, your ability to orally recite something meant [you were] literate.' In today’s media-saturated world, the concept of literacy is again changing. According to Pinkard, kids in school today may not be considered literate in the future if they don’t fundamentally understand new forms of media — things like blogs, Twitter and streaming video. To be truly literate, though, you also need to be able to think critically about media, discern fact from fiction, news from opinion, trusted from untrustworthy. These issues have always been thorny, but the explosion of self-publishing has only made media literacy more vital to the preservation of our democratic society.”
- Why New Media Literacy Is Vital for Quality Journalism
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Thanks for this! Yes, I am here because of that Inquirer magazine. :) - Toshi Alibudbud
Hi, Toshi! I hope you enjoy the blog posts here. =D
Great Post, I love it very much
Great Post . . .