Philippine Speculative Fiction

First spotted at Philippine Genre Stories. This is from Ria Lu of Talecraft:

THREE-HEADED MONSTER PUBLISHING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

So, you think you can write? Well, we’re a new player in the industry,
and we’re looking for a few good Romance Stories.

What we’re looking for: Really good Romance Fiction, especially
Fantasy, Sci-fi, Paranormal, and Historical Romances. We’re looking
for stories with new ideas. We’re NOT looking for stories that
resemble those that are already often being published in popular
romance pocketbooks. There’s too much of those already.

What we’re giving:
1.)A royalty of 30% of what we make from your story. In other words:
(Selling_Price – Bookstore_Commissio n) * 30% = Writer’s_Royalty.
2.)International Exposure. We will be selling internationally.
3.)You get to keep your copyright. We only ask for non-exclusive
rights to publish.

Submission Guidelines:
-Works must be in English, 50,000 – 100,000 words.
-Initially, submit a 1-page summary of your story, and the first 3
chapters. Don’t submit the complete manuscript yet. If we like your
story, we will contact you for the full manuscript.
-Make sure you self-edit your submission before sending it to us.
-Works must be submitted in RTF format, 8.5″ x 11″, 1-inch margin on
all sides. Font must be Arial or Times New Roman, font size 12, double
space.
-Send summary and first 3 chapters to inquiry(at)3hmpublishing(dot)com. Don’t
forget to include your full real name, pen name (if any), address,
landline number, mobile number, and a little information about yourself.

At the moment, we are only accepting Novel-length Romance Fiction. We
encourage mixing Romance with other genres like Fantasy, Sci-fi,
Paranormal and Historical. But if you think you have a contemporary
romance story that has an interesting plot, by all means, submit.

For questions and inquiries, don’t hesitate to email us at
inquiry(at)3hmpublishing(dot)com. We look forward to hearing from you.”

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Shared by Philip Kimpo, Jr. on the Phil_SF_and_F mailing list:

Mula sa Panitikan.com. ph:

JUNE 22, 2008

BULAWAN ONLINE LAUNCHED

At his lecture in UP Diliman last June 19, National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario was glad to launch a new website: bulawanonline. com. He serves as chief editor while Roberto T. Añonuevo, Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., Michael M. Coroza, Vim Nadera and Fidel Rillo serve as co-editors. Phillip Kimpo Jr., Sophia Lucero, Eilene Narvaez and Ernanie Rafael are the staff members.

Bulawanonline. com gets its name from Bulawan, a refereed quarterly journal published by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts. The NCCA is also one of the major forces behind panitikan.com. ph.

The maiden issue features works and commentary by Nikka Osorio, Roberto T. Añonuevo, Ronald A. Atilano, Romulo P. Baquiran, Jr., Michael M. Coroza and Virgilio S. Almario himself. Visit the new site here: http://bulawanonlin e.com/.

Paanyaya sa mga Panitikero:

Magaling ka ba talagang makata o kuwentista? Ang lathalaang ito ay nakabukás para sa lahat ng mga sumusulat ng tula at maikling kuwento. Maaari ding magpadala ng salin ng ipinalalagay na mahalagang tula o maikling kuwento sa ibang wika, katutubo man o banyaga. Hangga’t maaari, ipadala ang tulang hindi lalagpas sa 50 taludtod at ang kuwentong hindi lalagpas sa 15 pahina (na naka-double- space at may 11-12 points Times Roman, New York, Palatino, Book Antique, o Arial na font).

May Lupon ng mga Editor ang lathalaang ito, sa pangunguna ng National Artist Virgilio S. Almario, na pipilì tuwing dalawang buwan ng katangi-tanging tula, kuwento, o salin at ang napilìng akda ay ilalathala nang may kalakip na komentaryo hinggil sa katangian ng mga ito.

Maglalaan din ng espasyo ang lathalaang ito para sa mga pagsusuri ng aklat at talakay sa mga paksaing pampanitikan, pangwika, at pampagsasalin. Inaasahan ang kontrobersiyal at radikal na punahan bagaman sa paraang walang personalan. Ganap na pananagutan ng may-akda ang anumang paglabag sa karapatang-ari at ibang batas ng Filipinas.

Ano pa ang hinihintay mo? Maaaring ipadala nang diretso ang lahat ng kontribusyon sa editor@bulawanonlin e.com. Maaari ding ipadala ang hard copy na may kalakip na soft copy na nása CD kay

VIRGILIO S. ALMARIO
Institute of Creative Writing
Faculty Center (Bulwagang Rizal)
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Lungsod Quezon
Filipinas

Para sa file ng lathalaang ito, ilakip din ang isang maliit at pinakabagong retrato ng sarili, permanenteng tirahan, telepono, email adres, at kaunting impormasyon hinggil sa sarili (petsa at pook ng kapanganakan, magulang, paaralan, propesyon, trabaho/opisina, organisasyong pampanitikan, paboritong mga awtor at aklat, atbp.).

Nása Lupon ng mga Editor ang ganap na kapangyarihan kung ilalathala o hindi ang anumang tinanggap na padaláng pagsusuri, komentaryo, o liham. Hindi tungkulin ng lathalaang ito na ibalik sa may-akda ang anumang tinanggap na padaláng akda.

Bisitahin ang BulawanOnline. com. Maraming salamat po.

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Something to add to our deadlines lists! For the record, Fully Booked has included the category “Short Films” to this contest.

Detailed guidelines and PDF download of the application form are on the official website.

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Philippine Genre Stories’ Image Inspiration Writing Contest #4 is also up! See the image and learn about the rules here.

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I was blog-hopping yesterday and I spotted this post over at Mark Poa’s LJ, where he lists some upcoming submission deadlines.  I remember doing this a lot back when I was more organized, but now that I need to get my head back on straight, I’m finding other people’s lists extremely useful :D

Mark has kindly granted me permission to repost his list, so here we go:

PGS Special Halloween Issue:
http://philippinegenrestories.blogspot.com/2008/01/pgs-special-halloween-issue-call-for.html
Deadline: June 30, 2008

CANVAS writing contest for children readers:
http://lookingforjuan.blogspot.com/2008/05/call-for-entries-and-contest-rules.html
Deadline: July 31, 2008

What’s your Coffee Bean Story?
http://pinoyfood.nimrodel.net/2008/04/16/what%E2%80%99s-your-coffee-bean-and-tea-leaf-story-contest/
Deadline: July 31, 2008

PGS Special Crime/Mystery/Suspense Issue:
http://philippinegenrestories.blogspot.com/2008/01/pgs-special-crimemysterysuspense-issue.html
Deadline: August 15, 2008

Philippine Speculative Fiction vol. 4:
http://www.newworlds.ph/?p=281
Deadline: September 31, 2008

Thanks, Mark! And I’m really happy you liked “The Magic Christmas Box” :)

Might put up a calendar of events on this blog soon, just as a companion piece to the spec fic writing markets list. Incidentally, please feel free to suggest new publications to the list - more is always welcome!

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Since genre fiction also interests me, I’d like to share this open call for submissions with everyone. First spotted on Banzai Cat’s blog:

Philippine Action Fiction

We would like to invite you to contribute a story to the first ever action-adventure fiction anthology in the Philippines! The action-adventure genre has long been downplayed by critics as shallow and lacking in literary merit. We disagree; a well-written action-adventure story contains all the necessary elements of good fiction. We believe that this genre deserves recognition if only for the sheer reading pleasure it accords the audience, in part due to the vicarious experiences, the likes of which real life so seldom allows.

We are looking for stories written in English that provide excitement and thrills through fast-paced action and adventure. Action-adventure stories may take the form of detective or crime stories, espionage, the supernatural or even science fiction. The stories must feature a Filipino protagonist while the setting can be the Philippines or other countries (as in the case of espionage). The stories may be set in the present day, the historical past (no alternate histories) or the imagined future (Earth based, no interplanetary romps). Stories must be 10 to 15 pages long, double-spaced with a font size of 12.

Send your stories to: philactionfiction at gmail dot com

We hope to continue to expand Philippine fiction with this anthology. Send us your contribution soon!

Sincerely yours,

Emil M. Flores and Gerald T. Los Baños

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A while back I got an invitation from Charles Tan to put together my “year’s best 5 Pinoy speculative works” list. I thought it was a good idea, so he made this document that puts together four lists - namely mine and those of Don, Banzai Cat, and Charles himself.

Visit their blogs to leave comments on their lists. Better yet, make your own lists! I’d be glad to link to them on this blog. Incidentally, Sean Uy of To the Tale, and Other Such Concerns has posted his reactions to the other people’s lists.

I still don’t want to call mine a “best of” roster, but I will call it a “current favorites” roster. Unlike everybody else, I didn’t come up with exactly five stories. And I won’t apologize for my apologies :P

But looking at this list, it seems to me that that my taste for stories appears to run along the unconventional route. Which is funny, because I don’t feel unconventional…

Saving the contents here, for posterity.

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First off - guys, I hate Akismet. It’s been filtering human-made comments for ages and not letting me in on it.

I’m afraid I can’t turn it off, though… I’ve been getting more spam than I can handle. If you feel you’ve lost a comment, please email me and I’ll email you back a reply as soon as I can.

Now, Charles has come up with a list of local fiction magazines that can be ordered and delivered via LBC’s MExpress service. So far only three magazines are signed up for this service, but more may follow.

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My story “Sonia Makes a Baby” is out in the latest issue of Story Philippines.

 

(Sorry for the bad photography. I’m a total klutz with the camera. Impossible for me to do justice to the gorgeous cover.)

Dean Alfar’s “Princes of the Sultanate” is in the same issue. Go read!

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You need no longer worry about missing issues of PGS. Kenneth Yu says that “the Digest of Philippine Genre Stories can now be bought online, delivered to your doorstep anywhere in the Philippines!”

Read the details here.

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Apologies for the late plugs. Still trying to catch up with the latest in the blogosphere. Won’t be able to catch them all, I’m sure, but I’ll still give it a go.

First off, Butch Dalisay mentions “new kinds of literature” in a paragraph in his Philippine Star column “Animating Philippine Literature“:

This brings me to the emergence and the growing popularity of new kinds of literature in the Philippines—genre fiction, speculative fiction, graphic or comic-book fiction, creative nonfiction, chick lit, performance poetry—all of which offer writers, especially new and young ones, some alternatives to mainstream realism. These genres don’t lack for enthusiastic supporters who will go out of their way to promote their favored schools of writing. One young entrepreneur, Kenneth Yu, took it upon himself to publish the slim but groundbreaking Philippine Genre Stories, now on its fourth issue. A prizewinning novelist, Dean Alfar, leads a group of young writers called Lit Critters, who meet regularly to discuss both local and foreign stories that might help them in their own work. Both Kenneth and Dean have extensive online networks. (And here, the formula seems to be alternative + young + Internet + network.)

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