There and Back Again

Ola!

Jambo!

Bonjour!

I am back after days of busyness. Still busy as a bee though and I do not think work and domestic duties will let up till after the summer. Whew.

But I'm alive and blogging back again! I'll try to whip up a post that would summarize the library and literacy activities I've done the past two weeks. For one PBBY is putting together a Rizal themed celebration for the July National Children's Book Day. Speaking of children's books, here's a one day conference that SCBWI, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Ilustrattors, will be conducting on 4th of June 2011.

I will be attending the event. See you!

Scholastic Asian Book Award

Passing this on to SLIA's readers --

Have you written a children’s story that is inspired by Asia? The National Book Development Council of Singapore and Scholastic Asia are jointly launching the Asian children’s book prize. The award is called the Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA). Deadline for entries is 2010 December 31.

For more information, go to http://www.scholasticbookaward.asia/

Thanks to the Philippine Chapter Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
http://www.scbwi.org via Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo, Regional Advisor and Dominique Garde Torres, Asst. Regional Advisor

SCBWI interview with Neni Sta. Romana Cruz

Reviewing & Critiquing Children's Books: An Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) interview with Neni Sta. Romana Cruz

Neni is a children's book reviewer, a children's book author, a journalist, an educator, a PBBY member, Sa Aklat Sisikat
trustee, and Advisory Board member of SCBWI Philasia.

What's with book reviews? Where do they belong in the scheme of things? What's a good book review? A bad one? Do book
reviews help at all? How? What about critiques, what's the difference? Do they help, can they also do harm, and how? What are some of the good and bad practices in book reviews? How should children's writers and illustrators treat good or bad reviews of their books?

These are just some of the questions we might ask Neni on Monday, June 16. See you there!

When : 6 to 8 pm Monday 2008 June 16
Where : McCafe at Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas, Makati
right in front of AIM (Asian Institute of Management)
Host : Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

This activity is open to members and non-members,
to published and unpublished children's writers and
illustrators, and anyone who has a keen interest in
children's literature.

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6 to 6:30 pm - Roundtable introductions, Booktalk, Q&A
6:30 to 8 pm - Reviewing & Critiquing Children's Books
8 pm up - (Optional) Roundtable discussion, more Q&A
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John Shelley & SCBWI

It is not everyday that a librarian gets a voucher. Beaulah Taguiwalo of SCBWI Philasis sent this via email and I feel so, privileged. It's not entirely free, but it sure made my day.

Visit John Shelley's website here. Get to know more of SCBWI Philasia and the people behind it by visiting their website here.