The Philippine Boardon Books for Young People (PBBY) formally launches the KABANATA Young Adult
Writer’s Workshop with a call for fellowship applications. Slated to begin in
October 2014 in Quezon City, KABANATA aims to provide a venue and support
system to writers who share in PBBY’s commitment to the promotion of a culture of reading among Filipino youth by providing
this growing population with books that recognize their culture, aspirations,
and sense of maturity.
For a period of at
least six months, fellows accepted to KABANATA will meet monthly for learning
sessions with industry experts, and progress discussions with their co-fellows.
Upon novel completion, PBBY will help fellows with publication by inviting
publishers to bid on the finished works. With this, KABANATA hopes to produce
chapter books and young adult novels that will set the bar for similar
endeavors to aspire to, and be the growth spurt of what will hopefully become a
thriving, diverse, and quality Filipino literature inventory for kids and teens.
Applicants are asked
to submit, among other requirements, a novel-in-progress represented by three
chapters and a chapter outline. Novels-in-progress should be aimed towards
children within the age of 9 to 16. Those interested may visit pbby.org.ph or
bit.ly/kabanata to see the application guidelines, fellowship requirements, and
complete workshop details. For further inquiries, contact KABANATA via
pbby.kabanata@gmail.com or (02) 352-6765 local 119.
The Philippine Board
on Books for Young People (PBBY) is a private, non-stock, non-profit
organization committed to the development and promotion of children’s
literature in the Philippines and is the lead agency in the annual
celebration of National Children’s Book Day (NCBD), which falls on the third
Tuesday of July.
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