Literature

As the first episode of the Philippines Graphic Literary Workshop (PGLW) slowly came to its conclusion on February 28, we knew that we had one more thing that we can offer our bright young fellows: a starting platform for their creative endeavors. Here,...

As the first episode of the Philippines Graphic Literary Workshop (PGLW) slowly came to its conclusion on February 28, we knew that we had one more thing that we can offer our bright young fellows: a starting platform for their creative endeavors. Here,...

It was my first time, some three years ago, to attend the Manila International Book Festival (MIBF) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay. I was with a good friend then. Metro Manila still carried the bite of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the...

Manila, Philippines – The National Book Development Board (NBDB), the Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP), and Primetrade Asia, Inc. opened the second Asian Rights Fair–Manila (ARF-MNL) 2025 today, 8 September, at the SMX Convention Center. Under the theme Archipelago of Stories, the ARF-MNL is the...

Manila, September 4, 2025 – Over 400 Philippine delegates—official and independent authors, illustrators, artists, creatives, and publishers—will travel to Frankfurt, filling the halls of the world’s most important book fair with a Philippine perspective rich in unique stories and imagination. The 2,000-square-meter Philippine Guest...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Filipino Critics Circle (FCC) are now accepting nominations for the 43rd National Book Awards (NBA). First administered by the Filipino Critics Circle or the FCC (formerly known as the Manila Critics Circle) in...