By Rocket Kapre on Jan 3, 2012 in:
alternative alamat, Aponibolinayen and the Sun, Bugan, Ifugao, Ifugao mythology, interview, interviews, Mangyan, Mangyan poetry, name is the default for a lot of female characters in Ifugao mythology, Philippine mythology, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Star Maiden
It’s a new year, and for the first interview of 2012, it’s my great pleasure to present a short question and answer session with Rochita Loenen-Ruiz. Rochita attended the Clarion West Writer’s Workshop in 2009 as that year’s Oct...
By Rocket Kapre on Jan 1, 2012 in:
News, alternative alamat, GMA News Online, Meann Ortiz, Notable Books, Notable Books from 2011, Notable Books of 2011, Philippine Speculative Fiction, PSF, PSF6, PSFVI, trese, Trese 4
We’d like to thank GMA News Online, particularly writer Meann Ortiz (who just last week gave her positive early impressions of “Alternative Alamat”), for including “Alternative Alamat” on their list of Notable Books from...
Reviews of “Alternative Alamat” are starting to trickle in (we were in the Philippines Graphic last week), and I’m happy to say that so far they’ve been of the positive variety. The latest comes from Tina Matanguihan (One More...
The World SF Blog is one of the most respected sources of truly international SF news, and I’ve always appreciated the work they do to promote Filipino creators. I’ve done a short interview with the ever present Charles Tan to help promot...
By Rocket Kapre on Dec 26, 2011 in:
2011, alternative alamat, celestine trinidad, interview, interviews, Maria Sinukuan, Mariang Sinukuan, Ora Engkatada, Philippine mythology, Rajah Solaiman, Tonina
“Alternative Alamat” is now available from Amazon.com, Flipreads.com, and iTunes, I’ll continue to speak with the contributors to gain some insight into the stories found in the book. Celestine Trinidad is a newly licensed physi...
I mentioned that Meann Ortiz of New Worlds was reading “Alternative Alamat” and posting a running commentary as she made her way through the text. Well, Meann has finished the book, and has posted a summary of her impressions, with a full...
By Rocket Kapre on Dec 20, 2011 in:
News, alternative alamat, Alternative Alamat review, Angelo Ancheta, Goodreads, Meann Ortiz, Philippines Graphic, Review, review of Alternative Alamat, reviews
Angelo Ancheta reviews our new anthology, “Alternative Alamat“, in the latest issue (Dec. 26, 2011 to Jan. 2, 2012) of the Philippines Graphic. The review is very positive, even though Ancheta wishes that the book was available in hard co...