Plug: Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler
Bibliophile Stalker — ... Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler (http://philippinespeculativefiction.com) edited by Charles Tan and Mia Tijam Featuring stories by: Dean Alfar, M.R.R. Arcega, FH Batacan, Douglas Candano, Ian Rosales Casocot, Michael A. R. Co, Khavn dela Cruz, Pocholo Goitia, Francezca C. Kwe, Apol Lejano-Massebieau, and Vincent C. Sales. Cover art by Andrew Drilon. ...

November 14, 2008 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — Been up since 3 am (working on the Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler -hint- -hint-)... Bridget McGovern recounts her encounters with Neil Gaiman and Chip Kidd (and Ellison anecdotes thrown in). This time Brian Slattery does the Arab world in American Dreams in Arabic. George Orwell on Bookshop Memories. (from SF Signal) JA Konrath expresses his opinions on online reviews (i.e. don't be snarky!). Pat of Fantasy Hot List fame does a quick retrospective on the Robotech novels. ...

Free Fiction: Philippine Speculative Fiction
SF Signal — ... Co-Editors Charles Tan and Mia Tijam have posted a Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler...a one-shot "virtual anthology" featuring speculative fiction stories in English by Filipino writers. Here are the contents: ...

Free ‘virtual anthology’ of Philippine speculative fiction
Futurismic — ... Normally I save up free fiction links for our regular Friday round-up, but as this is something a little bigger than usual I think it warrants special mention. Filipino genre fiction mavens Charles Tan and Mia Tijam have co-edited an entire virtual anthology of speculative fiction written in English by Filipino writers - a great way to expose new writers to an otherwise hard-to-access market. Here’s the table of contents: ...

Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler
QuasarDragon — ... first and foremost goal in setting up this website is to promote Philippine literature, specifically those who write in the field we call speculative fiction. In the past four years, it seems like there's been a huge boom in this category, whether it's the appearance of publications like Philippine Speculative Fiction, The Digest of Philippine Genre Stories, and Story Philippines, or the emergence of competitions like the Philippine Graphic/Fiction Awards." Introduction by Charles Tan Six from Downtown by Dean Francis Alfar The ...

Free fiction: Some English fiction from Philippines & a Hindi story from India
Variety SF — ... Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler is hosting 11 pieces of short speculative fiction. Titles sound as if the emphasis is on fantasy, but I'm just guessing - I've not read any yet. [via ...

November 19, 2008 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — This week, I'm coming to the realization that I'm semi-competent in plugging other people's books but not so much my own projects (i.e. Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler). ...

Plug: Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler (Part 2)
Bibliophile Stalker — Anyway, I just want to take the time to plug the Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler. I want to thank those who've been spreading the word as of late, especially BoingBoing. Nothing beats getting BoingBoing'ed (save perhaps getting plugged by Neil Gaiman). The site's also been mentioned in the likes of SF Signal, Futurismic, J.M. McDermott, Techotic, Quasar Dragon, Planet X, and the SF Commonwealth in Taiwan (in Chinese). Those interested in the viral process can refer to this ...

Free Philippine speculative fiction: Keeping Time
Biology in Science Fiction — The Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler is just what it sounds like: a collection of short SF stories by Filipino writers in English. Most of the stories are more fantastic than scientific, but I think all of them are worth reading. ...

Friday Free Fiction for 21st November
Futurismic — ... , Filipino genre fiction mavens Charles Tan and Mia Tijam have co-edited an entire virtual anthology of speculative fiction written in English by Filipino writers - a great way to expose new writers to an otherwise hard-to-access market. ...

SF Tidbits for 11/26/08
SF Signal — ... Fudoki). @Eldritch-Infernal: Thomas Ligotti (The Nightmare Factory). [via Bibliophile Stalker] @Suvudu: Five Questions for David Farland (The Wyrmling Horde). Star Wars Books interviews Karen Miller (Clone Wars: Wild Space). @The Sci-Fi Genre Review: Five Questions for Barbara Romo @Fusion Despatches: Charles Tan (co-editor of Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler). @BlogCritics: Orson Scott Card ...

MIND MELD: Who are the Most Memorable Characters in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror?
SF Signal — ... such as The Digest of Philippine Genre Stories and Philippine Speculative Fiction. He has conducted interviews for The Nebula Awards and The Shirley Jackson Awards, as well as for online magazines such as SF Crowsnest and SFScope. He is a regular contributor to sites like SFF Audio and Comics Village. You can visit his blog, Bibliophile Stalker, where he posts book reviews, interviews, and essays, and the Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler. ...

Weekend Getaway: The Philippines
Tor.com — ... So this week we’re giving you a extra long weekend, and an extra bit of Getaway. We’re taking you to the Philippines. At that link, you'll find the ...

Special Linkanomics
Torque Control — ... View Cafe: “a consortium of over twenty professional authors with extensive publishing credits in the print world. Every day, new content available nowhere else will be served up on Book View Cafe: short stories, flash fiction, poetry, episodes of serialized novels, and maybe even a podcast now and then.” Contributing authors include Ursula K Le Guin, Vonda N McIntyre, Sarah Zettel and Jennifer Stevenson. Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge A virtual anthology of sf from the Phillipines Tumbarumba! Earth ...

Essay: Philippine Speculative Fiction and The Publishing Industry
Bibliophile Stalker — ... (and one of the reasons why I put up the Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler in the first place), but that's only a portion of the fiction that gets produced (not to mention that it doesn't showcase all of our best work). And the fact is, the Philippines is still pretty much a traditional country and some writers favor print over online texts, even if they can conceivably have a larger target audience with the latter rather than the former. But honestly, local print runs are relatively low that even independent ...

Feedback Please?
Bibliophile Stalker — Thanks to everyone who linked to the Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler. I'm just curious as to how do you find the stories (or mention specific stories)? Like them? Dislike them? Too weird? Too cliche? Or are people just sparing my feelings?

Meme: Happy Days 1
Bibliophile Stalker — I got tagged by David: For 8 days, post 1 thing every day that made you happy. Then tag 8 other people.I dislike tagging so everything else is voluntary. =) Several awesome things to post today: 1) I visited Gastroenteorologist yesterday with regards to my indigestion. It so happens that the said doctor is the Game Master of our weekly D&D game. Woke up today and so far so good. 2) The Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler got StumbleUpon'd yesterday garnering 1,432 hits (1,036 of which are unique). 3) New PS ...

Essay: What Happened to Philippine Speculative Fiction in 2008?
Bibliophile Stalker — ... output for Philippine speculative fiction this year. My initial impulse--the one that takes a look at what is explicit--was to conclude that the year was underwhelming. The only publications which were overtly speculative fiction were Tales of Fantasy and Enchantment edited by Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo (Milflores Publishing) and The Digest of Philippine Genre Stories Vol. 4 edited by Kenneth Yu (Kemdy Prints). (Well, you can include Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler but I don't want to be too masturbatory ...

The Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler
Tobias Buckell Online — You can find the Philippine Spec. Fiction Sampler right here. Edited by Charles Tan. Table of Contents # Introduction by Charles Tan # Six from Downtown by Dean Francis Alfar # The Singer’s Man by M. R. R. Arcega # Keeping Time by FH Batacan # Dreaming Valhalla by Douglas Candano # The Sugilanon of Epefania’s Heartbreak by Ian Rosales Casocot # The God Equation by Michael A. R. Co # The Family That Eats Soil by Khavn De La Cruz # The Dues to the Unbound by Pocholo Goitia # A ...

Philippine International Writers Festival 2009 Day 1
Bibliophile Stalker — I took a leave from work and managed to make it to the Philippine International Writers Festival after failing to secure my SSS ID. It was a lively event and I got to see faces both familiar and new. Highlight for me was meeting my old professors and writers in my own virtual anthology (and paying them!). ...

Essay: The Phobia of Writing for the International Market and Philippine Speculative Fiction
Bibliophile Stalker — ... Oh, and allow me to toot my own horn with citing the Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler which are all reprints of existing speculative fiction stories written by Filipinos. One of the stories that got ...

Philippine Speculative Fiction IV Book Launch
Bibliophile Stalker — ... It's reading stories like these that make me want to compile them and start projects like The Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler. With the release of ...

Essay: Filipino Secondary Worlds
Bibliophile Stalker — ... Not all secondary world stories however have to be as grandiose or as epic as those mentioned above. Dominique Cimafranca wrote a riveting action/adventure story entitled "Twilight of the Magi" in the Philippine Genre Stories: Christmas Issue. In my Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler, ...

SF Tidbits for 3/12/09
SF Signal — Octavia E. Butler's classic, Kindred, will soon be a graphic novel. @Blogcritics: A video conversation with Kim Harrison (White Witch, Black Curse). Enter the Octopus interviews Bibliophile Stalker Charles Tan (Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler). Free audio fiction: The latest Starship Sofa includes "Serial Murders" by Kim Newman. (There are also a couple of discussions about Watchmen.) Robin McKinley has a new blog. The list of sf/f authors who ...

Essay: Why I Promote Philippine Speculative Fiction
Bibliophile Stalker — ... . Another project of mine last year was The Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler which reprints stories that me and my co-editor Mia Tijam enjoyed. ...

World SF
Nebula Awards Blog — ... – recently. The Philippines have become a hotbed of original science fiction and criticism, with Charles Tan becoming a vocal and lucid commentator on the field (not to mention editing the recent Philippines Fiction Sampler and the Nebula Awards Blog), Dean Francis Alfar making an appearance in the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, wife Nikki Alfar, and new writer Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, both in ...

MIND MELD: Guide to International SF/F (Part III)
SF Signal — ... Charles A. Tan is the co-editor of the Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler and his fiction has appeared in publications such as ...

Review: Distant Early Warnings - Canadian Science Fiction
The Crotchety Old Fan — ... Speaking of anthologies that are introductory and representative of the science fiction produced in particular countries, Charles Tan, writer of the Bibliophile Stalker Blog and author of several SF stories has, together with Mia Tijam, edited an online (and FREE) representative collection of Philippine science fiction called The Phillipine Speculative Fiction Sampler.  I’m reading through it now - you should too. ...

Essay: Promoting Philippine Speculative Fiction to an International Audience
Bibliophile Stalker — ... was a dilemma I deliberated on for several days and of course, you had to bear in mind that any solutions I come up with had to be funded with third-world income. No one else in the Philippines was going to promote local speculative fiction aside from Dean and he was focused more on marketing it locally (which is just as well since I'm a nobody here). Taking to heart the adage "be the change you want to see," I went about creating the Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler. Not feeling too confident with my own skills, I ...

November 19, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... (and my own website, the Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler, gets a couple of hits; but do check it out because I like the stories there). ...