Program as of June 7, 2019

10th PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL

Gunitâ: A Pursuit of Memory

DAY 1 | JUNE 14, 2019 (FRIDAY)

DYNASTY AND PRINCESS ROOMS
9:00 am
-9:15am Opening Remarks: Chair Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz | Theater Dance: Daloy Dance Company
S01
Gunitâ: A Pursuit of Memory
9:15am How does literature reflect our history? What is the importance of interrogating our history through literature? How
-9:45am do we foster new literary voices deeply rooted in our history?
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Resil B. Mojares, National Artist for Literature
S02
The Important Role of Literary Memory in an Age of Forgetting
A plenary discussion where seasoned writers share their insights on the importance of interrogating our history through
9:45am literature.
-11:45am
Speakers: Dr. Resil B. Mojares • Dr. Miguel A. Syjuco • Lualhati M. Abreu • Joel P. Salud
Moderator: Ruel S. De Vera
12:00nn
-1:00pm
LUNCH BREAK

PENTHOUSE ROOM DYNASTY ROOM PRINCESS ROOM

S03
Traditional Publishing in the US:
A Guide to Seeking Agents and
Book Deals
A brief guide to traditional publishing
from querying your manuscript,
participating in pitch contests to finding
the right agent. Some highlights include
1:00pm how internet technologies can bridge the
-2:30pm continental divide and how to empower
Filipino authors to pursue their publishing
dreams outside the Philippines.
Kara L. Bodegon • Rin L. Chupeco •
Kate M. Evangelista • Stef G. Tran • Gail
D. Villanueva
S06
Kung Paano ang Bumaon: A
Spoken Word Poetry Workshop
Every voice matters in this spoken word
poetry workshop! Join Titik Poetry in a
session of self-discovery and engage in
2:40pm
-4:10pm the three areas of the spoken word:
writing, communication, and
interpretation.
John Verlin S. Santos
S09
Kuyom: Pagtatala[k] Hinggil sa
Ka[saysay]an ng Personal na
Sanaysay sa Pilipinas
Isang pagtatangka na lagumin ang
estado ng personal na sanaysay sa
Pilipinas. Mula sa pagtalakay ng
kumbensiyon ng homoseksuwalidad, ng
4:20pm
kababaihan, ng isang komunidad,
-5:50pm
kakikitaan ang personal na sanaysay ng
patuloy na pagtatangka na palawigin ang
hangganan nito.
Dr. Eugene Y. Evasco • Rose Anne P.
Briones • China Pearl Patria M. De Vera
• Maria Kristelle C. Jimenez • Jude M.
Ortega
S04
Graphic Design is My Passion
A round table discussion where four
book designers share project
milestones from their careers from
the beginnings to current projects
and future ones.
Karl Fredrick M. Castro • Emiliana
Kampilan • Victor Dennis T. Nierva •
R. Jordan P. Santos
S07
Reimagining the Role of
Filipiniana in Promoting Filipino
Writers and Readership
A discussion on the current state of
the Filipiniana section in mainstream
bookstores as well as a few specific
ways to re-vamp and re-imagine its
role in achieving a robust and
internationally competitive book
industry.
Kristian S. Cordero • Mayra David •
Honey C. De Peralta
S10
From Bricks to Online
Bookstores
Publishing houses share their
experiences in developing,
managing, and maximizing online
bookstores for print, e-books, and
audiobooks.
Anna Jhorie P. Arciga • Atty. Andrea
Pasion-Flores • Agno S. Almario
S05
I Like, I Share, I Read: How
Social Media and Book
Communities Contribute to Your
Best Reading Life
“Bookstagramming, Booktubing,
Booktweeting – is it really worth the time
and effort?” I’m a Book Blogger, do I still
matter?” “Is joining book clubs even a
thing anymore?” “I want to talk and meet
fellow readers and authors, what else
should I do?” “Am I reading the ‘right
books?” The answers to these questions,
plus insights and practices of using social
media and book clubs as book discovery
tools, in this panel. Join the discussion!
Honey C. De Peralta • KB D.
Meniado • Life L. Ocampo • Beverly
W. Siy
S08
Impacts of Libraries to
Communities
Library advocates share the impact
of providing free and equitable
access to information and as safe
places to create and invent.
Dr. Florence M. Tadiar • Dolores D.
Carungui • Mariza G. Chico • Ruby
Grace C. Galvez • Reading Club
2000
S11
The Value of a Story:
Reading and Storytelling
Advocacies for Communities
Community organizers share the
importance of and challenges in
developing general readership
through reading centers and
storytelling in different communities.
Jessica S. Ascaño • Ross T.
Bachiller • Kimberly B. Oraye •
Lowel Andrian M. Solayao
 DAY 2 | JUNE 15, 2019 (SATURDAY)
PENTHOUSE ROOM
S12
Citizen, Writer: How Words
Can Change the World
Stories define not only who we are as
individuals but also what our nation can be.
This is why freedom of expression is
considered a human right and why
9:00am
-10:30am censorship is wielded by authoritarians —
because having a voice is having a vote in
our future. Writer and professor Dr. Miguel
Syjuco shares his ideas on how stories can
empower us, and how we can all refuse to
be silenced.
Dr. Miguel A. Syjuco
S15
Words in Different Tongues
Translators discuss how they translate
from foreign to regional languages and
vice versa, the challenges encountered,
and the solutions to increase translated
books.
10:40am
-12:10pm
Dr. Michael M. Coroza • Kristian S.
Cordero • Marne L. Kilates • MJ C.
Tumamac
12:00nn
-1:00pm
S18
Advanced and Antiquarian
Book Collecting
Collectors aim to raise a greater public
awareness of the value of books as
cultural artifacts and of book collecting as
a specialized art in itself.
1:00pm
-2:30pm
Dr. Jose Y. Dalisay Jr. • Anthony John
R. Balisi • Francis Ong
S21
YOLO is to Fade Away:
Ghosting and Other
Contemporary Literary Tropes of
Dislocation
A discussion about “ghosting" as an aspect
of contemporary literary trope on
2:40pm
-4:10pm relationships within love, work, family, and
communities. It will also demonstrate how
such aspect has been made alive through
selected literary works, foreign or local
alike.
Dr. Jaya Jacobo • Dr. Luna Sicat-Cleto •
Niles Jordan D. Breis
S24
Mahigit Isang Dekada:
Developing Dictionaries
Filipino-authored encyclopedia, almanac,
thesaurus, and dictionary: these are the
books that readers are most interested in
but lacking in the market. Scholars share
fascinating facts from profound
4:20pm encounters with words through their
-5:35pm
years of developing dictionaries.
Dr. Althea T. Enriquez • Eilene G.
Narvaez • Edgie B. Polistico
5:35pm
-6:35pm Closing Remarks: Executive Director III Jerry G. Tizon | Performances: Dzeli Del Mundo • Lolito Go • Jonel Revistual
DYNASTY ROOM
S13
Crossing-over: Translating
Literary Works to Different Media
Forms
From books to movies, codes to poems,
stories to games, writers explore the
limits and power of the written word.
Marlon B. Hacla • Mervin L. Malonzo •
Segundo D. Matias Jr. • Thomas P.
Regala • Marx A. Rulloda
S16
Four Writers in Filipino: Their
Pre-Filipino Lives
A showcase of four different yet
complementary views on learning Filipino
by myriad means and modes. Each
personal story might serve as lesson for
others, that is, on how to excel eventually
even in a language you did not grow up
with and bounded by matters of origin or
affinity or filiation.
Dr. Romulo P. Baquiran Jr. • Dr. Allan C.
Popa • Niles Jordan D. Breis • Jerry
Gracio
LUNCH BREAK
S19
Tabletop Role-playing
Games: Better Self through Play
Tabletop role-playing games is a growing
hobby, having gained popularity thanks to
popular media such as The Big Bang
Theory and Stranger Things as well as
online shows such as Critical Role and
many existing podcasts. The discussion
explores how these games can help its
players (children or adults) better
themselves in both interpersonal skills,
business related skills, and confidence
building practices.
Tobie A. Abad • Nathan B. Briones • Lanz
Frago-Crisostomo • Adrian M. Martinez
S22
Exploring Best Philippine
Reads
Best-selling, award winning or highly
influential? What does it take to make it
to the Best Philippine Reads? Join the
conversation as writers and critics
explore the various criteria.
Dr. Allan C. Popa • Dr. Roland B.
Tolentino • Honey C. De Peralta • Ruel
S. De Vera
S25
Our Kilig is Valid: What We’ve
Learned from Writing and
Discussing Romance as Critical and
Empowered Readers and Authors
In six years, reader/author community
#romanceclass has helped over 80 Filipino
authors publish over 100 books in the
romance genre. These books serve as
discussion points on consent and
relationships, especially to a target audience
that is majority female and LGBTQ.
Community founder Mina V. Esguerra will
talk about what they've learned so far, and
the possible steps forward for readers,
educators, and authors. Actors Gio Gahol
and Rachel Coates will read excerpts from
romance novels.
Mina V. Esguerra
PRINCESS ROOM
S14
Publishing Accessible Books
for Persons with Disability
(PWDs)
Be inspired by the ongoing collaborative
efforts in making accessible books for
Persons with Disability (PWDs)
especially for the visually-impaired and
the print disabled. Learn how to self-
publish books that are “born
accessible.”
Ruth D. Catabijan • Allan R. Mesoga •
Amy O. Mojica
S17
Sigwa: Climate Fiction
Anthology from the Philippines
Listen to the collaborators of the Sigwa
anthology as they discuss the process,
strategies, motivations, and possible next
steps in relation to the book and climate
change in general. The collaborators
believe this activity brings much needed
immediacy to what is both an urgent social
issue and a complex cultural experiment.
Tilde R. Acuña • John B. Bengan • Adam
A. David • Paolo S. Melendez • Kristine
O. Muslim • Mia P. Tijam
S20
Women, Publishing, and
Community-Building
Women in publishing discuss the roles
of female publishers in a male-
dominated industry, giving voice to the
marginalized, tokenism, and creating
future opportunities for women.
Princess F. Malonzo • Beverly W. Siy
Katrina L. Tankeh • Gantala Press
S23
Poetry and Image: Poetic
Exploration of History and
Archives
Two poets share their journey in writing
poems based on images and the role of
creative writing in the exploration of
history and the archives.
Marne L. Kilates • Lawrence L. Ypil
S26
Production Hacks
As a response to the rising cost of
producing physical books, publishers
discuss prepress and the print
production of physical books that will
teach participants cost-saving and new
production techniques for independent
publishers.
Kyra C. Ballesteros • Ruth D. Catabijan
• Adam A. David