The Philippines as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025

Invitation:

Glimpse into Writing and Publishing in the Philippines | 25 September 2024 | 10 am CET

Session in English via Zoom.

Meet seven Philippine Publishers and Authors.

Join us on a trip to the Philippines and discover an exciting and varied literary landscape. Just register and enjoy:

https://buchmesse-de.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Eu8043PoTTGXBcHa0DvVbw

A joint event organised by Litprom e.V., the National Book Development Board Philippines and the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Participants from the Philippines:

Cindy Wong, 8 Letters Bookstore and Publishing
Sarge Lacuesta, author
Renato Tranquilino, author
Mara Coson, Exploding Galaxies Publishing House
Carla De Guzman, romance author
Ned Parfan, UST Publishing House
Cecilia Brainard, author

Moderator: Julian Fuchs, Director and Head of Cultural Programs Goethe-Institut Manila

Curious about the literary and publishing landscape in the Philippines?

Then join Julian Fuchs, director and head of cultural programs at Goethe-Institut Manila, as he gets to know 7 exciting players of the literary scene in the Philippines today.

Participating authors will include Cecilia Brainard, an acclaimed historical fiction writer, Carla De Guzman, a contemporary romance author, Renato Tranquilino, a sci-fi fantasy author, and Sarge Lacuesta, a celebrated short story writer.

Insiders from publishing will include Cindy Wong from 8Letters, an independent publishing house and boutique bookstore, Mara Coson from Exploding Galaxies, a Manila-based publishing house dedicated to rediscovering classics of Philippine fiction, and Ned Parfan from University of Santo Tomas Publishing House (USTPH), an academic publishing house that evolved from the UST Press, founded in 1593, and as such the oldest continuing press in the world today, next to Cambridge University in England.