philippinespeculativefiction.com - 11/17/2008
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Introduction by Charles Tan My 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 ...
philippinespeculativefiction.com - 11/13/2008
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Home Staff Contact Us About cover 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 ...
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philippinespeculativefiction.com - 11/17/2008
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The Singer's Man by M. R. R. Arcega
This song is one I have never sung. This
song, I sing from my heart. I was the Singer's man. In my youth I was known as Derezn. That name signified nothing, was nothing, until the Singer came to our tribe. She was a ...
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philippinespeculativefiction.com - 11/17/2008
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The Sugilanon of Epefania's Heartbreak by Ian Rosales
Casocot "All of history--and all stories--eventually collide. That is
how the Great Laon creates new worlds." -- From an old script written on bamboo, found in Ilog, Negros Island In the old days, ...
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Free ‘virtual anthology’ of Philippine speculative fiction
Futurismic —
... 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:
Introduction by Charles Tan
“Six from Downtown” by Dean Francis ...
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 Singer's ...
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Free Fiction: Philippine Speculative Fiction
sfsignal.com 11/17/2008 —
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: Introduction by Charles Tan ...
Free Filipino sci-fi
planet-x.com.au 11/18/2008 —
Wow - I’m surprised I haven’t come across this before. Being both FIlipino and a sci-fi geek of the highest order, this seems like a publication custom-designed for my consumption. The Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler is just what it sounds ...
Plug: Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler
charles-tan.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — These past few months, one of my projects (together with Mia Tijam) was editing a "virtual anthology" of previously-published Philippine fiction. After hours of reading, soliciting stories, the technical aspects of the site (finding a host, web ...
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 ...
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 ). There's a couple of interviews that popped up and the one I want to plug the most is the one I did with Steve Berman ...
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 ...