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Miscellany 8-7-2013

* The winner of the EDSA giveaway is . . . Kathryn Anne Hilario! Congratulations, Kathryn. Please contact me soon (asiaintheheartATyahooDOTcom) with your mailing address so that I can get the book out to you. :o)

* For those of you who missed it, here is the link to Michael Jude Tumamac's interview of me for Kalatas Literary Ezine.

* The Filipino Readers' Choice Awards - Children's Picture Book Category will be open for nominations on the 9th of this month! Go to this link on the 9th and nominate your favorite Filipino children's picture book from 2012! 

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