MILFLORES FOUNDER AND MILFLORES AUTHORS IN PANEL DISCUSSION ON CREATIVE NONFICTION
As part of the activities celebrating the 13th Philippine Book Development Month, the National Book Development Board is sponsoring a panel discussion on creative nonfiction at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Filipinas Heritage Library on Makati Avenue (across from the Manila Peninsula Hotel).
The moderator of the discussion is Milflores founder, Antonio A. Hidalgo. He will be giving a brief lecture on important aspects of the relatively new genre of creative nonfiction, its current popularity in Philippine literature, and the achievments of the young panelists in this genre.
The panelists are Luis Katigbak, Vlad Gonzales, Rica Bolipata-Santos, Louie Cano, and Carljoe Javier. They will give intimate talks on their recent creative nonfiction books that have been published by Milflores Publishing, Inc. These are: "The King of Nothing to Do" by Luis Katigbak, "Isang Napakalaking Kaastigan" and "A-Side/B-Side: Ang Mga Piso sa Jukebox ng Buhay Mo" by Vlad Gonzales, "Love, Desire, Children, Etc.: Reflections of a Young Wife" by Rica Bolipata-Santos, "Brusko Pink, KingKong Barbies & Other Queer Files" and "Masculadoll: Mga Sanaysay ng Buhay Bading na Di Buking" by Louie Cano, and "And the Geek Shall Inherit the Earth" by Carljoe Javier. Except for Luis Katigbak's book, all the other books were first books by the authors that were published in the past few years by Milflores Publishing, Inc.
The discussion promises to be an exciting event because it features fresh young writers with new ideas and it focuses on what is perhaps the most dynamic literary genre in the Philippines and the rest of the world at this time.
The public is cordially invited.
Posted on April 4, 2009
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