At LOL: Lit Out Loud! Manila's 1st International Literary Festival
Last Nov. 18 and 19, I was fortunate enough to attend LOL (Lit Out Loud) , the first international literary festival held here in Manila, organized by the National Book Development Board . The festival was actually till the 20th, but I couldn't make it the last day as I had another seminar to attend. Anyway, the first two days were full enough for me, what with listening to and interacting with writers, agents, and educators. Though I was there for work reasons, I believe I enjoyed the festival more as a reader than as an editor. Obviously, I love books and reading. I do own a book blog, after all. And I am part of a book club. And I have been talking about connecting more readers with authors/publishers and vice-versa . And so, attending this festival has been more of a venue for me to engage with authors and get at least some part of this message across: Hey, there are a lot of Filipino readers and a great many of them are active online. Sit up, take notice, and take advan...