Interview: Susan Anne Quirante
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Interview: Susan Anne Quirante

by Michael Jude Tumamac Susan Anne Quirante’s short story, Si Misay sa Aming Bahay, is one of the three awardees of this year’s PBBY-Salanga Honorable Mention. An Education graduate from the University of the Philippines, she is currently an Economics and English teacher in a public secondary school in her hometown, Dumaguete City. As a … Continue reading

Interview: Genaro Gojo Cruz
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Interview: Genaro Gojo Cruz

ni Michael Jude Tumamac Kilalang guro sa kolehiyo at manunulat ng mga aklat pambata si Genaro Gojo Cruz, na muling pinarangalan ng PBBY-Salanga Honorable Mention ngayong taon para sa kaniyang kuwentong “Gaano Kalayo Patungong Paaralan?” Ang kuwentong ito ang pinagbatayan ng tatlong ilustrador na binigyan ng PBBY-Alcala Grand Prize at Honorable Mention. Nakamit ni Cruz … Continue reading

Interview: Aaron Paul Asis
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Interview: Aaron Paul Asis

ni Michael Jude Tumamac Si Aaron Paul Asis, na isang ilustrador at freelance art director, ang pinarangalan ngayong taon ng PBBY-Alcala Grand Prize para sa kaniyang mga ilustrasyon sa kuwentong “Gaano Kalayo Patungong Paaralan?” ni Genaro Gojo Cruz. Kasapi si Asis ng Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan, isang samahan ng mga ilustrador para sa mga bata, … Continue reading

Interview: Jericho T. Moral
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Interview: Jericho T. Moral

ni Michael Jude Tumamac Isa sa paparangalan si Jericho T. Moral sa darating na National Children’s Book Day sa Museo Pambata. Ang kaniyang ilustrasyon para sa “Gaano Kalayo Patungong Paaralan?” ni Genaro Gojo Cruz ay kikilanin bilang PBBY-Alcala Honorable Mention. Si Moral ay nagtapos ng Fine Arts sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Diliman. Sumali siya sa … Continue reading

Interview: Michael P. De Guzman
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Interview: Michael P. De Guzman

by Michael Jude Tumamac Kalatas once again celebrates the National Children’s Book Day (NCBD) by featuring this year’s awardees of the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) Salanga Writer’s Prize and Alcala Illustrator’s Prize for the whole month of July. According to the website of PBBY, the lead organizing agency, NCBD “is celebrated … Continue reading

Interview: Rogelio Braga
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Interview: Rogelio Braga

ni Noel Galon de Leon Kasalukuyang naninirahan sa Quezon City, ang mandudula at kuwentista na si Rogelio Braga. Nakapagtapos siya ng kursong Political Science sa Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas at naging miyembro ng Thomasian Writers Guild. Siya ay kasalukuyang miyembro ng The Writers Bloc, Inc., ang grupo ng mga establisado at nagsisimulang mandudula sa bansa, … Continue reading

Interview: Sophia Marie Lee
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Interview: Sophia Marie Lee

by Michael Jude Tumamac Sophia Marie Lee, a Creative Writing student at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, won this year’s Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA) for her young adult novel What Things Mean. SABA, a joint project of Scholastic Asia and the National Book Development Council of Singapore, recognizes excellent stories for children written … Continue reading