DATE: August 16, 2010
CONTACT: Beaulah or Nikki
LOCATION/TIME: Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Special topic this month : The making of QUINTIN
AND HIS VIOLIN, a seafarer children's book
Children's Lit Booktalk &
Work-in-Progress Critique
Do you have a keen interest in children's literature?
Are you a writer or illustrator of children's books?
Or maybe, you're someone aspiring to become one?
If so, come and join us!
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WHAT: Booktalk, Show & Tell, Critiques, Q&A, Discussion
WHEN: 6-8 p.m. on Monday 2010 August 9
WHERE: Figaro Greenbelt 3, Makati
WHO: This is for children's writers, illustrators, book
designers, editors, translators, storytellers, counselors,
publishers, booksellers, librarians, collectors, educators,
teachers, parents, and creators, advocates, and passionate
lovers of children's literature. Everyone is welcome --
SCBWI members, non-members, friends.
HOST: SCBWI Philippines, the Philippine chapter of the
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
FEE: P20 and a receipt for something -- anything! -- that
you ordered from the venue. For SCBWI members, no fee.
BRING: A children's or young adult book to talk about.
Or, bring your children's book manuscript or illustrations
and ask for a group critique.
HOW: Depending on the size of the group, we first give each
person five to ten minutes to speak. Then we have a round-
table discussion -- about the books that we brought, and
whatever other topics these books suggest as long as they're
related to children's and young adult books. Everyone present
is encouraged to ask questions, offer some answers, solicit
advice, give suggestions, share their experience. It's usually
fun, enlightening, inspiring, sometimes dismaying or even
disturbing, always stimulating and thought-provoking.
GUIDELINES: We actually have very few rules. One of
them is that when it's your turn during the Booktalk, please
DO NOT give us a summary of the book. Two or three
sentences telling us what the story is about is fine. The rest
of your booktalk should tell us what else you considered
worth noting about the book -- the writer's writing style, the
writer's other books maybe, the writer's life and careeer, the
the price of the book (not a small thing!), the state of the
book (worn and tattered and obviously well used, perhaps),
the quality or type of illustrations, the book design, the life
and career of the illustrator, the book's production quality,
the beautiful (or pitiful) paper for the inside pages, a profile
of the book's publisher, the reason why you chose to bring
this particular book, what is it about this book that makes
you feel inspired, enlightened, happy, comforted, dismayed,
disturbed, sad, calm, agitated, etc. Is it a book you read and
liked when you were a child? Is it a book you still love to
read as an adult? Is it a book you'd love other children to
read? Is it a book you wish you wrote? Or illustrated?
Is it a book you think should be given to all children? Or a
book you think should be given carefully and selectively?
Etc., etc. (Now you know why some of us have to be told
we talked beyond the time limit!)
CONTACT:
Beaulah at 0917-787-4956, beaulah.taguiwalo@yahoo.com
Nikki at 0905-347-1668, nikkigtorres@yahoo.com
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SCBWI Philippines -- the Philippine chapter of the
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
Regional Advisor, Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo
Asst. Regional Advisor, Nikki Garde Torres
Home: http://www.scbwi.org
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