The reigning storytelling champion of the Inquirer Read-Along Festival, Eine Vuycankiat, recited poems for children in the recent Pasinaya 2015: Open House Festival at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) to promote poetry among the young.
Seven young storytellers emerged as finalists in this year’s Philippine Daily Inquirer Read-Along Festival Storytelling Competition after the semifinal round held on Saturday at the Inquirer main office in Makati.
Twelve young storytellers made it to the semi-finals of this year’s Inquirer Read-Along Festival Storytelling Contest after an elimination round held on Saturday at the Inquirer main office in Makati.
Today’s generation of children are adept computer users, playing electronic games and spending substantial time online. But listening to good stories has yet to lose its appeal, as shown by Inquirer’s Read-Along on Tuesday.
It was an unusual literary year as the bestseller lists were dominated by a trilogy of erotic novels and a controversial political biography. But book lovers still found gems as the bookshelves saw the arrival of diverse and distinctive titles, both foreign and local, for readers of all kinds. It was a welcome exercise in creativity and compelling storytelling.
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