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| Cave and Shadows by Nick Joaquin |
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For this November's 13th Philippine Book Development Month celebration, the NBDB Book Club pays tribute to the Grand Old Man of Philippine Literature Nick Joaquin.
The NBDB Book Club reads Cave and Shadows, a detective thriller set during the Martial Law period.
On November 16, the NBDB will be holding a lecture series featuring experts from different fields who will discuss the relevance of Nick Joaquin's works in literature, journalism, and film.
Call 926-8238 for details.
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| Deadline for Tulaan sa Tren Poetry Writing Contest extended to July 30! |
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The National Book Development Board (NBDB), Light Rail Transit
Authority (LRTA), Vibal Foundation, and the Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP) are giving aspiring poets a chance to have their poems posted
in LRT trains as part of the Tulaan sa Tren readership promotion campaign:
1)
The contest is open from
2)
The
NBDB will accept original, unpublished poems with the theme Journeys/Paglalakbay. Entries may be in
English, Filipino, or any of the regional languages (with English or Tagalog
translation if written in a regional language) and should be up to 200 words
long. Only one (1) poem per author will be accepted.
3)
The
Board of Judges will select three (3) winners each for the English and Filipino
categories. For each category, the Grand Prize winner will receive P5,000.00,
second prize winner will receive P3,000.00, and third prize winner will receive
P2,000.00. Winning entries will be posted in LRT trains alongside the works of
established Filipino poets and will be published in a compilation of Tulaan sa
Tren 2 poems. The NBDB shall share copyright with the authors for their winning
poems for purposes of broadcast and/or publication in the NBDB’s readership
campaigns.
4) Entries must be
submitted along with the Official Entry Form. The author’s name and address
must only appear in the Official Entry Form and must not appear on the entry.
Entries may be e-mailed to
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or sent postmarked no later than
Office of the Executive Director
National Book
Development Board
2/F NPO Bldg.
EDSA cor.
Diliman,
5) The winners will be contacted by the NBDB prior to the launch of Tulaan sa Tren 2 and will be awarded during the project launch tentatively set in August.
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010
Live Calendar
- 2nd Taboan Writers Festival, Cebu City
February 10, 2010 - February 12, 2010
- Mapping the Mind
February 17, 2010 - February 27, 2010
- ALL IN! YOUNG WRITERS SEMINAR
February 20, 2010
- ANACBANUA Screening at UP Film Center
February 24, 2010
IRR on the National Book Development Trust Fund Act (R.A. 9521)
How to Apply for Duty-Free Importation of Books
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