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📣 FINAL CALL for Summer Writefest 2026! ✍️✨

Give your young writer a fun and creative space to explore storytelling this summer! Join us for 6 engaging sessions featuring guest authors Yvette Tan and Tara Frejas.

📅 May 18–29 (MWF)
🕒 3:00–5:00 PM
💻 Hybrid format: Fully Booked BGC + Zoom

Limited slots remaining — registration closes soon!

👉 Register here: bit.ly/summerwritefest2026

We can’t wait to write with you this summer! 🌟

Meet our guest authors for Summer Writefest 2026!

We’re thrilled to welcome two incredible Filipino writers who will inspire young storytellers to explore their creativity:

🖤 Yvette Tan – known for her dark, lyrical horror and speculative fiction rooted in Philippine folklore and myth. Her work dives into identity, trauma, and the supernatural.

💖 Tara Frejas – celebrated for warm, witty contemporary romance set in modern Manila, highlighting relationships, ambition, and creative life.

Perfect for kids and teens who love to write, imagine, and create their own stories.

📅 May 18–29 (MWF), 3-5pm
📍 3 sessions at Fully Booked BGC + 3 sessions via Zoom

✨ Limited slots available! Register now: bit.ly/summerwritefest2026

Ready to spark your child’s creativity this summer?

Summer Writefest is back for its 12th year, and we can't wait to see what stories your young writer will create this May.

📅 May 18–29 (MWF), 6 days�⏰ 3–5PM�💻 Hybrid setup: 3 sessions in Fully Booked + 3 sessions via Zoom�✨ Write with guest authors Yvette Tan and Tara Frejas ✍🏼

Let their imagination run wild, build confidence in storytelling, and connect with fellow young writers 💡📖

⚠️ Limited slots available! Register today: bit.ly/summerwritefest2026

Attention young writers!

QUICK FACTS:

– Philippines Graphic Literary Workshop is a series of writing workshops, with the first episode focused on PROSE.
– The event will be held at the Luxent Hotel along Timog Avenue in Quezon City from February 27 to 28 (Friday to Saturday),10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– The workshop will be facilitated by award-winning writer Susan S. Lara.
– This FIRST episode is STRICTLY FOR COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES. No age limit, but will require a signed and duly noted parental consent for anyone below 18 years old.
– Compile all requirements into one (1) zip file and send via email to [email protected].
– ONLY 30 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ACCEPTED PER PGLW EPISODE. Qualified applicants will be notified by email.
– DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS: February 6, 2026 (11:59 p.m). There will be NO EXTENSION.

OPEN CALL: Join the February 2026 Philippines Graphic Literary Workshop! The Philippines Graphic is announcing an open call for their writing workshop, the 2026 Philippines Graphic Literary Workshop.

We were happy to have conducted a creative writing workshop for G Data's Build Your Team Experience (BYTE) Day last week, facilitated by Teacher Roel and Teacher Sofi. They were both exhilirated to help hone such engaging fiction and creative nonfiction pieces by very imaginative cybersecurity company employees!

Thank you for inviting us! 📝

📣 Don’t miss our last Writefest for 2025!
🗓️ June 23–July 4 (MWF) | 🕒 3–5 PM
✍️ Register today: https://bit.ly/writefest2025

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Why aspir­ing writers need to be ‘chis­mosa’ | Philippine Daily Inquirer At this year’s May Write­fest, a cre­at­ive writ­ing work­shop for kids ages 8 to 18 held at Fully Booked BGC, cel­eb­rated author Daryll Del­gado lit up the room with stor­ies from her child­hood, reflec­tions on writ­ing, and a reminder that some of...

📣 Last call! June Writefest starts this Monday, June 23 — and it’s our final workshop for the year! ✍️✨

Don’t miss out on this creative opportunity for your child! Register here: https://bit.ly/writefest2025

Don’t miss our FINAL workshop of the year! ✍️

Writefest is back this June 23–July 4 (MWF), 3–5 PM — a creative writing workshop for kids and teens, happening at Fully Booked BGC (4 sessions) and on Zoom (2 sessions)!

This year, we’re excited to welcome two amazing guest authors:

📚 Jay Ignacio – actor, musician, and filmmaker. His graphic novel, “Alandal” won the 2022 National Children’s Book Awards and the 2023 National Book Awards for Best Graphic Novel in English.

📖 Anthony Shieh – a Taiwanese-Filipino-Dutch author who loves crafting captivating stories. His latest book is horror fiction, “Head by the Ceiling.”

✨ Let your child explore their voice, imagination, and storytelling skills in a fun, supportive environment.

👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/writefest2025