http://specfic.philsites.net Freedom of Thought Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:42:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just today I received an update from Elan' Rodger Trinidad about his comic, Speak No Evil, which I blogged about earlier... It would appear that Speak No Evil has been nominated for an Eisner Comic Book Industry Award for Best Digital Comic. Quoting Elan': "To my knowledge, me and Lan Medina (Fables) ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2009/04/24/elan-rodger-trinidads-speak-no-evil-nominated-for-eisner/ The movie Ang Pamilyang Kumakain ng Lupa (The Family That Eats Soil), based on a short story by Khavn de la Cruz, has been subtitled in English and is up for free download. Get it here. From the director's notes: "The Family That Eats Soil", as shown by its ultraviolent treatment, critiques the ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2009/04/23/ang-pamilyang-kumakain-ng-lupa-the-family-that-eats-soil-free-movie-download/ [Taking off from this discussion, which is mostly based on the talk at the Taboan: The Philippine International Writers Festival 2009. Charles has made recordings of some of the discussions and linked to them here.] I am grateful - immeasurably grateful - to the local speculative fiction movement because it gives ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2009/02/24/my-thoughts-on-the-marginalization-issue/ Philippine Speculative Fiction IV Edited by Dean Francis Alfar & Nikki Alfar Book launch: February 28, 2009 - 5:30PM U-View Theater, Fully Booked High Street Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City - From Dean Alfar's blog. http://specfic.philsites.net/2009/01/18/philippine-speculative-fiction-iv-book-launch/ From Banzai Cat's blog: Secondary fantasy worlds are well-written fantasy stories that take place in a self-contained and self-consistent fantasy world created by the writer. These can be epic fantasy, high fantasy, or even dark (horror) fantasy. “The Farthest Shore: Fantasy from the Philippines, edited by Joseph Nacino & Dean Francis Alfar” ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2009/01/07/call-for-submissions-for-the-farthest-shore-fantasy-from-the-philippines/ From the official blog of CANVAS: Happy New Year! Start the year right and join CANVAS' 5th Annual Romeo Forbes Children's Storywriting Competition! This year's contest is based on an original untitled oil on canvas painting by Juanito Torres (pictured above - click on the picture to see a larger version). Please read ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2009/01/07/2009-romeo-forbes-childrens-storywriting-competition-open-to-submissions/ First heard from Philippine Genre Stories and the Bibliophile Stalker: Filipino artist Honoel A. Ibardolaza (nicknamed HAI) is sponsoring the first ever By Moon Alone fantasy fiction contest. The challenge: "In less than 2000 words, write a short story depicting a character's encounter with a dragon." Details here. I've also marked the ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/12/09/by-moon-alone-fantasy-fiction-contest/ Fandom Café presents its bi-monthly book discussion series starting 29th of November 2008. Fandom Café will be hosting a series of intimate gatherings discussing books, authors, poetry, creative writing and of course…one’s passion for the written word-the love of reading. The series kicks off with a discussion of works by Arthur ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/11/23/fandom-cafe-book-discussion-series-launches/ 1. Charles Tan has been compiling a list of speculative works written by Filipinos and published in the international market in 2007 and 2008. He also posts links to the full texts of some earlier speculative fiction stories posted in Literatura. 2. The Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler compiled by Charles Tan ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/11/21/links-to-filipino-made-speculative-works-online-some-announcements/ Read or Die member Rachel Teng writes about Fandom Café, a library and hangout for Manila-based science fiction and fantasy buffs, in today's Manila Bulletin. MB did not update their online Youth archive today, so I've posted the entire column here. Fandom Café: For Fans, By Fans by Rachel Teng One of the things ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/11/21/welcome-to-fandom-cafe/