Meet the new generation of storytellers
Storytelling champions Czarina Sophia Hinanay of Manresa School and Catriona Xia Gacutan of JRU prove that books are still alive for young digital natives
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Genre-defying Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
(1st UPDATE) ‘Almost all her literary production has centered upon the intersection between the philologist’s obsession with words and the poet’s desire for new meaning,’ the Swedish Academy says
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Pete Lacaba for National Artist. My mother would have approved.
Jose “Pete” Lacaba will be honored by fellow writers and artists in a tribute on October 10
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Keeper of Ivatan memory: Dorian Merina sees Batanes beyond the postcard view
‘Over and over we, as Ivatans, have had to assert our identity and protect our community,’ says author Dorian Merina amid recent territorial claims over Batanes by Chinese scholars
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[OPINION] Understanding the Gen Z audience: Hollywood doesn’t own Homer
A Broadway-loving teenager, an ancient Greek epic, and the surprising return of collaborative storytelling
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FSJ Young Writers Awards 2026 accepting entries until August 15
PRESS RELEASE: The Jose Family, PEN Philippines, and the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center of De La Salle University announce the 2026 F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Award, given to the best short stories in English and Filipino.
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Marra Lanot, award-winning Filipina author, dies
Marra Lanot, 82, was a trilingual poet, essayist, and freelance journalist who wrote in Filipino, English, and Spanish
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The personal is political: Honoring Marra PL Lanot
‘My conversations with Marra became part of my own deeper discovery of myself as a woman activist. They were liberating.’
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A typewriter poet writes on the spot for strangers in Dumaguete
With his typewriter, Jecho Adrian Ponce gives strangers a few minutes to tell their stories, turning them into customized poems they can take home
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In musical ‘Liyab,’ Filipino heroes set love and language on fire
Here’s a review of Teatro Kaugnay’s inaugural production promoting national pride
