APRIL 22 | MONDAY

5:30 PM
Flower Ceremony for the 105th Birth Anniversary of National Artist for Literature Edith Tiempo
Organized by the Edilberto and Edith Tiempo Creative Writing Center
Venue: Dumaguete Memorial Park

APRIL 23 | TUESDAY

4:00 PM
Opening of Ang Pagdakop sa Damgo: An Exhibit of Dumaguete Children’s Literature
Featuring Ian Rosales Casocot and Hersley-Ven Casero’s The Great Little Hunter and Libraria’s Imaginarium
Venue: National Museum of the Philippines—Dumaguete

APRIL 26 | FRIDAY

10:30 – 11:30 AM
Opening Ceremony
Opening Presentation: Telling a Story with Nicky Dumapit
Venue: The Courtyard, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Salo-Salo, Dumaguete-Style: A VIP Lunch
Curated by Bea Misa Crisostomo of Ritual
Venue: The Garden, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Panel 1: Writing Dumaguete and Negros Oriental
With Ian Rosales Casocot, Rolin Migyuel Obina, and Dara Tumaca-Ramos, moderated by Pia Villareal
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Panel 2: Looking for Philippine Literature in the School Curriculum
With Alana Leilani Narciso, Kaycee Melon, and Hellene Piñero, moderated by Lady Flor Partosa-Koenig
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Panel 3: The Penguin-Random House Hour
With Maryanne Moll, Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta, Sarge Lacuesta, and, moderated by Claire Betita de Guzman
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Panel 4: The Place of the Palanca and Other Literary Awards in Philippine Literature
With Ian Rosales Casocot and Kesiah Dawn Tiaoson, moderated by Gina Fontejon-Bonior
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
Keynote Talk: The Future of Literature
With Dean Francis Alfar
Venue: The Courtyard, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Literary Pechakucha
Moderated by Renz Torres
Venue: The Courtyard, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

Speakers:
Katinka Visitacion on writing about Bacolod
Cil Flores on creating visual arts characters
Jireh Catacutan on writing a play
Matthew Yasi on organizing literary clubs
Leah Navarro on making notebooks
Alyana Marie Aguja on editing a literary folio

ALL DAY
Zine Fest and Arts/Literary Bazaar

APRIL 27 | SATURDAY

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Songs and Storytelling: Julia and the Music of Light
With Elizabeth Susan Vista-Suarez and the Silliman University Campus Choristers
Venue: The Courtyard, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

11:00 AM – 12:00 NN
Panel 5: The Other Side of Negros
With Ines Bautista-Yao and Rocky Nicor, moderated by Katinka Visitacion
Venue: The Courtyard, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Panel 6: Readers Talk Back
With Annabelle Adriano, Rina Hill, and Albertha Lachmi Obut, moderated by Aaron James Jalalon
Venue: The Courtyard, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Panel 7: Poetry in a Time of Crisis
With Marjorie Evasco, Mookie Katigbak Lacuesta and Angela Fabunan, moderated by Lyde Gerard Villanueva
Venue: The Courtyard, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Panel 8: Literature and Social Media
With Danielle Gaston and F. Jordan Carnice, moderated by Ronelyn Faith Vailoces-No
Venue: The Courtyard, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Panel 9: Siquijor Rising—Literature from Isla del Fuego
With Shane Jay Fabugais, Leo Mamicpic, and Jazzy Lyle Sarmiento Samson, moderated by Moses Joshua Atega
Venue: The Courtyard, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

Parallel Sessions for Kids and the Young at Heart: Songs, Stories, and Crafts for Kids

LibrAria: Songs and Storytelling, Arts and Crafts for Children

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Folk Songs
With Gino Misa and Maria Elcon Cabanag Kleine Koerkamp
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Storytelling of Vince Angelo Gicaraya’s Si Flor Tirador at ang Kaharian ng mga Ibon + Art Workshop
With Shaoi
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Storytelling of Ines Bautista-Yao’s Ang Akon Maskara + Art Workshop
With Ines Bautista-Yao, Georgina Camus, and Susan Canoy
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Storytelling of Rene O. Villanueva’s Bum Tiyaya Bum and Francisco Arcellana’s The Mats
With Lola Baniy “Tita Doc” Cordova
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Storytelling
With Reya Grace Hinaut
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Antukin Folk Songs
With Gayle Acar and April Misa
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Presentation of Ian Rosales Casocot’s The Great Little Hunter
With D Salag Collective
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

ALL DAY
Zine Fest and Arts/Literary Bazaar

APRIL 28 | SUNDAY

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Panel 10: Writing the Romance Novel
With Mina Esguerra and Georgette Gonzales [thru Zoom], moderated by Beryl Andrea Delicana
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Panel 11: Writing Comics with Komiket
With Jay Philip Ignacio and Ren Ren Galeno, moderated by Amiel Lopez
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Panel 12: Writing Speculative Fiction
With Dean Francis Alfar, Nikki Alfar, and Ian Rosales Casocot, moderated by Tara De Leon
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Panel 13: Writing from the Regions
With Maryanne Moll, Johanna Michelle Lim, and Lendz Barinque, moderated by John Rubio
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
Author’s Talk: How I Became an Amazon Writer
With Mitos Suson, moderated by Patch Puengan
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

6:00 PM – 6:50 PM
Panel 14: The Business of Literature
With Sarge Lacuesta, Gayle Acar, Danah Fortunato, and Anton Gabila, moderated by Lea Sicat-Reyes
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Turning a Chapter: A Closing Ceremony

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Spoken Word and Poetry Open Mic
Organized by Yudi Santillan III

ALL DAY
Zine Fest and Arts/Literary Bazaar

APRIL 29 | MONDAY

Rest Day

APRIL 30 | TUESDAY

MAY DAY EVE: A NIGHT WITH NICK JOAQUIN—A LATAG + LAPYAHAN PRESENTATION
Venue: The Sala, 58 EJ Blanco Drive
Host: Hanz Denzil Villahermosa

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
You’re the Top!—Blues and Jazz for Nick Joaquin
With Trio Bluesette

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Getting Into Nick Joaquin
A talk by Ian Rosales Casocot

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
A Screening of Lamberto Avellana’s Portrait of the Artist as Filipino

10:00 PM – 11:00
A Reading of the Poetry of Nick Joaquin

With
Neve-Rienne Fuentes
Bret Ybañez
River Ketnirattana
Drew Stronk
Ysh Zapanta
Onna Rhea Quizo
Merl Putong
Keian Encarguez
Anya Icao
Mayumi Maghuyop
Jecho Ponce

11:00 PM – 12:00 MN
Reading Nick Joaquin’s “May Day Eve”
Narration by Mohammad Malik
Dance interpretation by Cheenee Limuaco and Dance in Motion