The LOL: Lit Out Loud - International Literary Festival
The LOL: Lit Out Loud - International Literary Festival will be held from November 18 to 20 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati. To register for the festival and/or select sessions, call 892-1801. For further details, call the National Book Development Board (NBDB) at 920-9853 or visit their website http://www.nbdb.gov.ph/ . Below is the festival program:
DAY 1 November 18
AM
8:00 Registration
9:00-10:00 (Bahia Room) Keynote Speech The Novel by Jose Y. Dalisay
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:30
A panel on the novel (Bahia Room).
Panelists: CristinaPantoja Hidalgo, Patricia May Jurilla, Rose Torres-Yu. Moderator: Jose Y. Dalisay
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
PM Breakout Sessions
1:30-3:00
Translating from the Regional Languages (Dasmariñas Room).
When translating from the regional languages, do we accept that English is the translation we need,or should we translate to Filipino?
Panelists: Marne Kilates, Marjorie Evasco.
Moderator: Ricardo de Ungria
Intertextuality and Plagiarism (Bel-Air).
Is the novel dead? Is the practice of intertextuality technique a violation of the other artist’s copyright?
Panelists: Angelo Suarez, Carljoe Javier, Angelo Lacuesta.
Moderator: Isagani Cruz
Literary Journalism (North Forbes).
Panelists: Mita Kapur, Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, Criselda Yabes.
Moderator: Susan Lara
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-5:00
Writing the Asian Experience in English (Dasmariñas).
How writing in English can reflect the Asian experience. Panelists: Vikas Swarup, Alfred Yuson. Moderator: J. Neil Garcia
Roots and Imagination: What do we write about? (Bel-Air).
Bringing our own experiences to the world to reach markets, does one need a big theme? Should one write about nation?
Panelists: Christopher Cheng, Andy Mulligan, Charlson Ong.
Moderator: Gemino Abad
The Importance of Literary Agents and How to Get One (North Forbes).
How Philippine writers can break into the international market through a literary agent and how to find one.
Panelists: Mita Kapur, Jayapriya Vasudevan.
Moderator: Jose Y. Dalisay
6:00-7:00 Cocktails at the Filipinas Heritage Library (by invitation only)
DAY 2 November 19
8:00 Registration
AM Breakout Sessions
9:00-10:30
How to Market Literary Titles (Dasmariñas).
Marketing literary titles for different markets.
Panelists: Rino Balatbat, Mita Kapur, Jayapriya Vasudevan.
Moderator: Karina Bolasco
Genre Fiction (Bel-Air).
Panelists: Dean Alfar, Karl de Mesa,Yvette Tan.
Moderator: Tara FT Sering
The Children’s Market: What has Changed in 20 Years and What Sells Now (North Forbes).
Panelists: Christopher Cheng, Andy Mulligan.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:30-12:30
Emerging Forms of Literature (Dasmariñas)
The prevalence of new forms/experimental literary works.
Panelists: Vim Nadera. Angelo Suarez.
Moderator: Erwin Romulo
The Young Adult Novel (Bel-Air)
The forms, the topics, the age, and being culturally specific.
Panelists: Andy Mulligan, Christopher Cheng.
Moderator: Ramon Sunico
Writing Online (North Forbes).
The forms, what to write about, and how writers promote themselves online.
Panelists: Carljoe Javier, Luis Katigbak, Marne Kilates.
Moderator: Tarie Sabido
12:30-1:30 Lunch Break
PM Breakout Sessions
1:30-3:00
From Manuscript to Film (Dasmariñas).
Screenwriters and filmmakers on the challenges of writing for film.
Panelists: Jerry Gracio, Eric Ramos, Vikas Swarup.
Moderator: Jose F. Lacaba
Graphic Literature (Bel-Air).
The country’s top graphic lit artists on how to break into the graphic lit scene and the future of the genre in the country.
Panelists: Gerry Alanguilan, Elbert Or.
Moderator: Carlo Vergara
How to Teach Literature to Young Adults (North Forbes).
A lecture for teachers on how to read and teach different genres of literature to young adults.
Panelists: Anna Rodriguez.
Moderator: Mailin Paterno-Locsin
3:00-3:30 Coffee break
3:30-5:00
Filipino Poetry over the Years (Dasmariñas).
Panelists: Rio Alma, Bienvenido Lumbera, Roberto Añonuevo.
Moderator: Michael Coroza
How to Make Book Trailers (Bel-Air).
Christopher Cheng
Travel Writing (North Forbes)
How to turn one’s personal journal into publishable essays.
Panelists: Cristina Hidalgo, Tara FT Sering.
Moderator: Ralph Galan
DAY 3 November 20
8:00 Registration
AM Breakout Sessions
9:00-10:30
The Man Asian Literary Prize: What Makes an International Prizewinning Book? (Dasmariñas).
The latest changes in the Man Asian rules and the importance of winning international awards.
Panelists: David Parker,Charlson Ong, Alfred Yuson.
Moderator: Jose Y. Dalisay
Literary Appreciation for High School Students (Bel-Air).
Reading appreciation for literary pieces.
Panelists: Carla Pacis, Cyan Abad-Jugo.
Moderator: Carla Pacis
A Library that Reaches Out (North Forbes).
How librarians can make libraries more interactive to attract readers.
Panelists: Troy Lacsamana (Quezon City Public Library), Maritoni Ortigas (Filipinas Heritage Library)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30
Storytelling Workshop for Teachers (Dasmariñas).
Facilitator:Tony Yanza
Writing the Diaspora (Bel-Air).
Panelists: Oscar Campomanes,Jose Wendell Capili.
Moderator: J. Neil Garcia
Making Your Own Center Away from the Center (North Forbes).
Non-Manila based writers on how they make literature come alive in their respective regions.
Panelists: Merlie Alunan, Resil Mojares, Abdon M. Balde.
Moderator: Ricardo de Ungria
12:30-1:30 Lunch Break
PM Breakout Sessions
1:30-3:00
Launch of The F-Word (Dasmariñas).
A cooking demo and book signing with Mita Kapur.
Gender Issues in Writing (Bel-Air).
Panelists: J. Neil Garcia, Danton Remoto, Jhoanna Lyn Cruz.
Moderator: Jose Wendell Capili
100 Years of Philippine Poetry from English (North Forbes)
Panelists: Ricardo de Ungria, Alfred Yuson. Moderator: Gemino Abad
3:30-5:00
Reading and boom discussion with Andy Mulligan.
Slumdog Millionaire
Screening with Annotations by Vikas Swarup (Filipinas Heritage Library)
(18-20 November 2010, Hotel Intercontinental, Makati)
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