The written word is alive and well, thanks to the annual staging of the Manila International Book Fair. This event, which started last Friday, September 12 will end on Tuesday, Sept 16 so there’s only three days left for bibliophiles to hobnob with their favorite authors, get your favorite books at a discount and attend mind-enriching seminars.
We saw in the schedule some interesting bits such as how to get published, productivity tips from top writers, a forum on book piracy, a cosplay workshop, how to earn from freelancing, and even a talk on “the business of blogging.” Here’s a handy list of what you’ll have to catch for the remainder of the book fair:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
9:00 AM – 12:00 NN (Meeting Room 6) Tong Tong Tong: Tinig, Tunog at Talino ng Tulang Pambata by Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY)
10:00 AM – 12:00 NN (Meeting Room 5) Pistang Panitik: Ganito Kami Ngayon
Renowned writers present an update on current literary practice in the Philippines
10:00 AM – 12:00 NN (Stage Area) Your Cosplay Story Contest
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Meeting Room 4) “Eagles Don’t Fly, They Soar” Book Launch by Shepherd’s Voice Publications
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Meeting Room 4) Lit! Publish or Perish!
Want to get your writing published? Hear from editors and publishers on the challenges and the certainties. A no-holds-barred expose on the opportunities, the challenges and the real bottom line. Copywriting essentials-materials, time-saving methods, productivity secrets
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Meeting Room 6) Creating Effective Visuals for Children’s Books by Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Meeting Room 5) Cosplay Workshop
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM (Stage Area) Salaysayan Eliminations
by Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY)
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Lit! (Meeting Room 4) Trouble-Free Freelancing
Quit your writing job and make your own writing career. A no-holds-barred expose on the opportunities, the challenges and the real bottom line. Copywriting essentials-materials, time-saving methods, productivity secrets
Seminar Fee: Php 300.00
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM (Meeting Room 4) Lit! Behind the Pseudonym
Readings and Autograph Sessions by Celebrity Writers and Rare Personages
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Meeting Room 5&6) Product Launching & Search for “Batang Paolino, Batang Matalino” by Paulines Publishing House
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Stage Area) Musika at Pananampalataya by Jesuit Music Ministry
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Meeting Rooms 5&6) Forum on “Websites Evaluation for Research” and Awarding Ceremonies: “Honoring the Great Men and Women of Asia” by Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI)
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Stage Area) Pistang Panitik: Pop-Lit
Comic book artists, performance poets, storytellers, and literary innovators, present emerging forms in Philippine literature
11:00 AM – 12:00 NN (Meeting Room 6) Book Piracy 101: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask by Publishers’ Representatives Organization of the Philippines (PROP)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (Meeting Rooms 5&6) Cyber Infrastructure: Library in Focus by Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines (ASLP)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Meeting Room 9) Reading, Responding & Reviewing by
by Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY)
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (Meeting Room 4) Lit! The Right Script
Insider tips on storylines and scripts facilitated by independent and commercial screenwriters. With presentations heavily supported by film clips and graphic elements, to be produced in conjunction with hosts
Seminar Fee: Php 300.00
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Meeting Room 4) Lit! Trouble-Free Freelancing
Quit your writing job and make your own writing career. A no-holds-barred expose on the opportunities, the challenges and the real bottom line. Copywriting essentials-materials, time-saving methods, productivity secrets
Seminar Fee: Php 300.00
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Meeting Rooms 5&6) Book Launching by UST Publishing House
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Stage Area) Storytelling / Puppet Show by Abe Craft & Toys
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Stage Area) Tai Chi for Managing Stress by InnerSun Consultants
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (Meeting Room 4) Lit! Won in 30 seconds
How successful copywriting wins the client and the customer’s mind. Eye-raising and exciting presentations by advertising copywriters. A “show and tell” copywriting workshop
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Meeting Room 4) Travel and Training Grants for Librarians Forum by Philippine Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science, Inc. (PATLS)
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Meeting Rooms 5 & 6) ICT FORUM by Diwa Learning Systems, Inc.
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Meeting Room 4) Choosing the Correct Catholic Bible by Sinag-Tala Publishers, Inc.
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Stage Area) Pistang Panitik: Blog! The business of blogging.
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Meeting Room 4) Memorial Lecture on Library Pioneers of the Philippines: Dr. James Alexander Robertson by Philippine Foundation for Library Scholarship, Inc.
3:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Meeting Room 3)Multiple Book Launching by Sibal Group
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Meeting Rooms 4 & 5) Book Launch by St Pauls
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Meeting Room 6) Bible Appreciation Seminar by Phil. Bible Society
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Stage Area) Salaysayan Finals
by Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY)
The Manila International Book Fair list of exhibitors are the following:
A-Z Direct Marketing, Abe Craft & Toys, Academic Book Sales, Adarna House, Adbox Book Distributors, Alexan Commercial, Alhoda International Publication & Distribution, Anvil Publishing, Asia/Pacific Circulation Exponents, Asian Books (A Different Bookstore), Asiatype Distribution, Ateneo de Manila University Press, Belview Co., Inc., British Council, C & E Publishing, Catholic Book Center, CD Books International, Cengage Learning, Central Books Supply, Christian Literature Crusade, Church Strengthening Ministry, Claretian Communications Foundation, Cogent Consulting & Technologies, Cosmos Bazaar, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Cyclophil Educational Promotion, Diwa Learning Systems, EDCA Publishing & Distributing, Edcrisch Internationa, Elsevier (Singapore) PTE Ltd, Emerald Headway Distributors, Eternal Publication, F & J de Jesus, Fastbooks Educational Supply, Felta Multi-Media, Filway Marketing, Forefront Book Co., and Fujian Publishing Industry Trading.
Gentle Star Trading, Gilbert Emerson Marketing, Global Learning Media / Verve Multimedia, Goethe-Institut Manila, Golden Books Services, Goodwill Bookstore, Gunnar Lie & Associates Ltd., High Access Line Philippines, IBC Book Consolidators / IBC Infotec, Ibon Foundation, Ilaw ng Tahanan Publishing, Info-Ed Marketing, Instituto Cervantes-Manila, Isa-Jecho Publishing, Jesuit Communications, Jing Si Books and Café, John Wiley & Sons (Asia), Katha Publising, Lighthouse Educational Corp., Lighthouse Inspirational Books & Gifts, Linar Educational Materials, Logos Publications, McGraw-Hill Education, Megatexts Phil., Mind Mover Publishing House, National Bookstore, National Historical Institute, Network Magazine Subscription Services, Inc., New Century Books & Gen. Merchandise, New Day Publishers, OMF Literature, Pahina, Inc. / Book Wagon, Paulines Publishing House, Pearson Education, Philippine Bible Society, Philmont Academic Solutions, Phoenix Educational Systems, Powerbooks, Precious Pages, and PSIcom Publishing.
Rarebook Enterprises, Rex Group of Companies, Roman Instructional Media Resources, Saint Mary’s Publishing, Shepherd House Publishers, Shepherd’s Voice Publications, Sibal Group, Sinag-Tala Publishers, St Pauls, St. Augustine Publications, Stiftung Gralsbotschaft (Germany), Summit Publishing Co., The Bookmark, The Century Gifts Corporation, Tradewinds Books, UST Publishing House, University of the Philippines Press, Vibal Publishing House, Wiseman’s Books Trading, Word & Life Publications, World Health Organization, and WS Pacific Publications,.
The 29th Manila International Book Fair is organized by Primetrade Asia, Inc. in partnership with Asian Communicators, Inc., Book Development Association of the Philippines, Philippine Booksellers Association, Inc., and Publishers Representatives Organization of the Philippines. For details, call 890-0661 or 896-0682, log on to www.manilabookfair.com, or e-mail bookfair@primetradeasia.com.
