Conference

Schedule

February 10
9:00-10:30 Plenary
Keynote Speech
Ang Pambansang Kamalayan at ang Panitikan
Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera
10:45-12:15 Writing in Many Tongues: The Mystery of Multilingual Writing
Kristian Cordero, Don Pagusara, Karla Quimsing, Cles Rambaud
M: Victor Sugbo
Spirits of the Place: Local Myths and Folklore and Literature
Telesforo Sungkit, Randy Tacogdoy
M: Steven Patrick Fernandez
Contemplating the Navel: The Situation in the Regions
Luchie Maranan, Bryan Argos
M: Jazmin Llana
1:30-3:00
Salita at Diwa: Challenges and Opportunities in Translation
Juan Hidalgo, Randy Tacogdoy, Mario Miclat
M: Hope Yu
The Painted Word: Visual Art and Literature
Zola Macarambon, Glenda Oris, Menchu Sarmiento
M: Bernard Julian Patiño
Lumad Literature in Mindanao
Telesforo Sungkit and Macario Tiu
3:15-4:45
New Voices from the Regions
Raul Moldez, Kristian Cordero, Jona Bering, Bryan Argos
M: Carlo Arejola
The Sound of the Word: Music and Literature
Nerisa Guevara, Ida del Mundo, Chris Mooney Singh
M: DM Reyes
Literary Criticism and Native Literature
Isidoro Cruz, Shirley Lua, Neil Garcia
M: Lulu Torres
5:00-7:00 Book Launch
Book Bazaar
7:00-9:00 Dinner
Mindanawon Cultural Night
February 11
9:00-10:30
Plenary
Platforms for Supporting Young Writers in the Regions -- for Asia and the World
Chris Mooney Singh, Savinder Kaur, Xu Xi, Ricardo De Ungria
10:45-12:15 Spit and Polish: How to Sell Yourself in the Writing Market
Carljoe Javier, Rolando Tolentino, Menchu Sarmiento
M: Jun Balde
Getting into Print: Magazines, Glossies, Journals, Anthologies
Cles Rambaud, Sarge Lacuesta, Edgar Godin
M: Kragi Garcia
What do Writers Really Want, Aber?
Juan Hidalgo, Jona Bering, Marcelo Geocallo
M: Baldovino Valdez
1:30-3:00 New Fix: Writing Flash, Spec, Teen and Fan Fiction
Carlo Flordeliza, Carljoe Javier, Glenda Oris
M: Sarge Lacuesta
Come Together Under What Flag? Writers and Advocacies
Luchie Maranan, Paul Randy Gumanao, Mario Miclat M: Jazmin Llana
The New New Journalism: Adventures in Literary Journalism
Lito Zulueta, Criselda Yabes, Juan Hidalgo
M: Rony Diaz
3:15-4:45 Beyond Borders: Globalizing Local Writing
Xu Xi, Chris Mooney Singh, Isidoro Cruz
M: Butch Dalisay
Ako ang Nagwagi: Winning Literary Contests
Edgar Godin, Krip Yuson, Gemino Abad
M: Lito Zulueta
How to Be a Bestseller
Rolando Tolentino, Carljoe Javier, Vlad Gonzales
M: Shirley Lua
5:00-7:00 Short Film Screenings
Book Bazaar
7:00-9:00 Dinner
Atong Tingog: An Evening of Poetry and Performance
February 12
9:00-10:30 Everybody Wants to be a Sudden Poet: Guiding Young Writers to Poetry
DM Reyes, Gemino Abad, Victor Sugbo
M: Kristian Cordero
Writing Lives—The Writer's and Others'
Criselda Yabes, Maria Morales, Noel Pingoy
Writing Below the Belt: Erotica Today
Alwynn Javier, Jhoanna Cruz, Krip Yuson, Adrian Remodo
M: Neil Garcia
10:45-12:15 Lights! Camera! Action!: Writing the Screenplay
Teng Mangansakan, Arnel Mardoquio, Kragi Garcia
M: Elsie Coscolluela
Tag Team Writing: Collaborative Literature
Zola Macarambon, Angelo Suarez, Criselda Yabes M: Carlo Arejola
Voices for the Future: Young Writers and Language
Santiago Villafania, Roy Aragon''
1:30-3:00 In for the Long Haul: Going for the Novel
Jun Balde, Krip Yuson, Xu Xi, Rony Diaz
Writing and the Internet
Angelo Suarez, Vlad Gonzales, Jennibeth Loro, Vanessa Doctor
M: Alwynn Javier
Sideways Shifting: From Another Career to Writing
Priscilla Macansantos, Nemesio Baldesco, Menchu Sarmiento
M: Noel Pingoy
3:00-7:00 Free Time
7:00-9:00 Dinner
Taboan Awards