http://specfic.philsites.net Freedom of Thought Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:56:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [note: apologies for not keeping the blog up to date. i have a few announcements lined up for when i have more time to post, please stay tuned.] This personal post was inspired by a blog entry in Philippine Genre Stories titled Generational Reading Gap [blog] [multiply]. I grew up in a ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/08/05/my-own-generational-reading-gap/ Via Philippine Genre Stories: for a limited time only (until July 27, Sunday - I can still download from there right now, though), Tor offers free and legal downloads of some of its ebooks. There are some lovely desktop wallpapers by Luis Royo, Boris Vallejo et al up for grabs, ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/07/28/tor-books-offer-free-downloads/ 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 ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/07/18/three-headed-monster-publishing-calls-for-submissions/ Gotten from Kenneth Yu, who got it from Azrael: Tals Diaz, journalist and marketing manager of Fully Booked, explains the rationale for the awards: “Neil’s theme is Filipino unrealism. It has to have that unique sense of Filipino-ness about it. We do have a rich tradition of Filipino mythology and folklore ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/07/14/how-to-win-the-fully-booked-graphicfiction-awards/ 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 ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/06/28/bulawan-online-new-online-literary-journal-in-filipino/ 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. Philippine Genre Stories' Image Inspiration Writing Contest #4 is also up! See the image and learn about ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/06/22/3rd-philippine-graphicfiction-awards-launched-4th-pgs-image-inspiration-writing-contest/ 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 ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/06/19/some-submission-deadlines/ There's been a fun discussion going on about Filipino-written sword and sorcery (S&S) stories. Linking to some of the relevant posts here: Filipino Sword-And-Sorcery (at The Grin Without a Cat) The Conan Question (at to the tale, and other such concerns) Filipino Sword and Sorcery (at the PGS Multiply journal) More on Filipino ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/06/17/philippine-sword-and-sorcery/ 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 ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/06/17/philippine-action-fiction-call-for-submissions/ Am most behind on local spec fic news. Will at least try to keep up with events from now on. In the meantime, there have been some interesting book-related posts that I think readers based in or near Manila may want to know about. 1. Kenneth Yu of Philippine Genre Stories talks ... http://specfic.philsites.net/2008/06/16/buying-books-in-manila/