Filipino novelist Gina Apostol has been selected as one of four fellows in literature of the prestigious Rome Prize. The Rome Prize is given in 11 disciplines by American Academy
It is virtually impossible not to get lost in Gina Apostol’s stories. It is particularly mesmerizing when Apostol is telling a story about her stories. Her most recent novel, “Insurrecto,”
“Last year was a very weird year,” says Gina Apostol. For the award-winning Philippine novelist, 2013 was a year of ravages and richness, of worry and wonderment, the kind of year that other people make up for their books.
The UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies (UST CCWLS) will host an informal conversation with prize-winning Filipino-American novelist Gina Apostol Monday at 3 p.m, in the Tanghalang Teresita Quirino, G/F Benavides Bldg., UST.
New York-based writer Jessica Hagedorn will visit her birthplace, Manila, for the launch of the book “Manila Noir” on July 6, 4 p.m. at the National Book Store flagship in Glorietta 1, Makati.
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