Cebu LitFest to be held on Saturday

The third Cebu Literary Festival will be held this Saturday, November 26, at the Ayala Center Cebu in Cebu City. Visitors can enjoy the LitFest for free!

Starting at 10 a.m., attendees can view presentations and participate in discussions on topics including travel writing, graphic novels, page-to-film adaptations, spoken word, fringe festivals, and independent publishing.

More than 30 writers will be featured at the whole-day event, including Danton Remoto, Vim Nadera, Loy Arcenas, John Ilagan, Manix Abrera, Resil Mojares, Jun Dumdum, Paolo Herras, Ian Casocot, and Rogelio Braga.

According to the festival in a statement, there will be a pop-up bookshop and hand-made goods on sale. The schedule is below:

10 a.m. – Panel Discussion on the Philippine Graphic Novel

11 a.m. – Folk Fiction x #cebuLitFest

12 p.m. – Pechakucha x #cebuLitFest

1 p.m. – Panel Discussion on Travel Writing

2 p.m. – Presentations and Short Workshops

3 p.m. – Jun Dumdum and USC Press book launch

4 p.m. – Panel Discussion on Poetry and Spoken Word

5 p.m. – Panel Discussion on Protest Literature

6 p.m. – Panel Discussion on Page to Screen Adaptations

7 p.m. – Conversation on Theater and Cebuano zarzuela excerpts

8 p.m. – Spoken Word and Music Open Mic

— BM, GMA News

For more information, check out the Cebu Literary Festival on Facebook or call 0915-445-3049.