Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind

If you are an author, please consider participating in this online auction for the benefit of Typhoon Haiyan victims.   And if you are an illustrator, please consider selling illustrations for the benefit of Typhoon Haiyan victims.

Because of Typhoon Haiyan the 3rd Filipino ReaderCon and 2nd Filipino Readers' Choice Awards ceremony were moved to Dec. 7.

I'd like to congratulate the finalists for the 2013 Filipino Readers' Choice Awards , especially the finalists in the children's picture book category: Ako’y Isang Mabuting Pilipino by Noel Cabangon and Jomike Tejido (Lampara Books)  Mga Saranggola sa Tag-ulan by Eugene Evasco and Bernadette Solina-Wolf (LG&M Corporation)     Ninoy, Cory, and Noynoy by Yvette Fernandez and Abi Goy (Dream Big Books) And the finalists in the novel in English category, all young adult novels! Salingkit: A 1986 Diary by Cyan Abad-Jugo (Anvil)  Voices in the Theater by A.S. Santos (Flipside Publishing)  Woman in a Frame by Raissa Rivera Falgui (Flipside Publishing) If you want to catch the announcement of the winners of the 2013 Filipino Readers' Choice Awards, please attend the 3rd Filipino ReaderCon on Nov. 9 at the Rizal Library of the Ateneo de Manila University!

THANK YOU to Studio Dialogo for designing the new logo of the Filipino Readers' Choice Awards . Studio Dialogo is the design company of Filipino children's book illustrators Abi Goy , Fran Alvarez , Liza Flores , and Rommel Joson . The entire Filipino Readers' Choice Awards committee thanks and applauds you!!!!

The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2014 PBBY-Salanga Prize. The contest is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the National Library of the Philippines (NLP). The winner shall receive twenty-five thousand pesos (Php 25,000) and a medal. Prizes will be awarded in an appropriate ceremony to be held during the celebration of National Children’s Book Day 2014. CONTEST RULES The contest is open to all Filipino citizens except those who are related to any PBBY member up to the third degree of consanguinity. Stories should be intended for children ages 6 to 12 years old. The plot and the sequence must be capable of sustaining an illustrated book of 28 to 32 pages. Entries may be in Filipino or English. Entries must be in hard copy, double-spaced, on short bond paper. Maximum length is five (5) pages. A contestant may send in more than one (1) entry. Each entry must be signed by a pen name...

Have you written a children’s story that is inspired by Asia? The Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA) is the joint initiative of the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) and Scholastic. SABA recognises children's writers of Asian origin and their efforts to celebrate Asian life and experiences, and share them with the world. The award also aims to promote the understanding of the Asian experience and its expression in innovative and creative forms. Click here to learn how to submit your story. The closing date for the 2014 SABA is October 21, 2013, 5 p.m. (Singapore time) and the results will be declared in May 2014, at the Asian Festival of Children’s Content.

Below are the top six children's picture books after one week of voting for the 2013 Filipino Readers' Choice Awards . There is still one week left to vote, so these results could definitely change. It's all up to the voters! The top three books will be judged by a panel of children. :o) Mga Saranggola sa Tag-Ulan (Kites in the Rain) by Eugene Evasco and Bernadette Solina-Wolf (LG&M Corporation) Naaay! Taaay! by Kristine Canon and Vanessa Tamayo (Adarna)   Alamat ng Anay by Mikhail C. Jamisola and Rowin T. Agarao (Lampara)   Ako’y Isang Mabuting Pilipino by Noel Cabangon and Jomike Tejido (Lampara ) Anong Gupit Natin Ngayon? by Russell Molina and Hubert Fucio (Adarna)   Siya Ba Ang Inay Ko? by Segundo D. Matias Jr. and Jomike Tejido (Lampara)