The first Manila Comics Fair is happening in Metro Manila. The small art fair boasts workshops, exhibits, and talks specifically for the komiks community. The fair happens on May 25, and is open to the public. Updates here. https://www.facebook.com/manilacomicsfair2024
The 72nd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature is now accepting submissions for the annual literary writing competition. Now with four divisions—English, Filipino, Regional Languages, and Kabataan (student works)—the competition boasts of 22 categories, including short fiction in English, Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano, and Ilokano; novel, essay, short story for children, poetry for children, one-act play […]
The New Scripts Garage is an offer of dramaturgical support for new scripts, with low barriers to entry. On a regular basis, we open our inboxes for script submissions from playwrights seeking dramaturgical support for their work. The first eight eligible scripts will receive considered dramaturgical support in the form of either a facilitated Script […]
The Creative Writing Program of the University of the Philippines Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature (DFPP) and the International Board on Books for Young People Philippines (IBBY Philippines) is calling for writers of children’s literature, particularly in the genres of poetry and short fiction, to join the 2nd Rene O Villanueva Workshop. A tribute […]
Sink your teeth into a first look at Difference Engine's new webcomic Tiger Girls, launching in July! Together with Illustration Arts Festival, we're bringing you a special live chat with Claire Low, the illustrator of Tiger Girls, as well as DE’s very own Charlene Shepherdson. The conversation will be moderated by illustrator Dan Wong! Be […]
𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 “small spaces in something or parts of something that are difficult to reach” (𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺) A tiny café, a fantasy game world, an online writing group. An attic with yellow wallpaper, and a room of one’s own. Where do we go to get away, if only […]
Join us for the first Artistic Directors Academy (ADA) public lecture: Urban (Re)Development by m7red! Gain fresh insights on geopolitical complexities of urban spaces and investigate how to empower people disproportionately impacted by spatial injustice with potential means of resilience. An independent research group of architects and spatial planners from Buenos Aires, m7red specialises in […]
WEAVE: A Multidisciplinary Playground presents an array of acts, including mesmerising musical performances, thought-provoking spoken word pieces, and visually stunning artworks on display.A range of artists who have worked with Marc Nair over the years will present, in a variety of forms, a ‘weave’ that draws from, is adapted or inspired by Marc’s diverse body of […]
Sound Plot is Centre 42’s audio plays series, each edition drawing on a certain geographic area in Singapore. This edition, produced in collaboration with the NTU Museum, zooms in on Jurong West and its surrounding area, where the university is located. This is an invitation for two writers to respond through audio drama to this […]
Speculative comics are graphic narratives with a touch of science fiction and fantasy, but what makes them speculative are the questions they ask about our present world. How do speculative comics take familiar cultural myths and folklore from the past and combine them in ways that are strange and surprising? How might these combinations help […]
