DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines — The Arts and Design Collective
Dumaguete (ADCD), alongside the Duma LitFest team, will launch the inaugural
6200 BookFest from July 17 to 19 at Filinvest Mall in Dumaguete City, gathering
national publishers, independent booksellers, authors, and readers in the
Philippines' first UNESCO Creative City of Literature.
The three-day fair, themed "Across the Shores,"
marks an expansion of Duma LitFest's literary initiatives by establishing a
dedicated marketplace for publishers and booksellers while positioning
Dumaguete as a meeting point for stories and literary communities from across
the Philippines and beyond.
Historian and author Ambeth Ocampo will serve as the fair's
keynote speaker. Ocampo, a professor at the Ateneo de Manila University and
longtime Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist, is best known for his writings on
national hero José Rizal, including the bestselling Rizal Without the Overcoat.
He is also a three-time National Book Award recipient and was awarded the 2016
Fukuoka Prize for his contributions to Philippine history and culture.
The event will also feature book launches, author talks, and
workshops for readers, writers, and educators alongside the publisher and
bookseller marketplace.
The festival is organized by ADCD and the Duma LitFest team
in partnership with the Dumaguete City Local Government Unit and its Tourism
Office, the National Book Development Board, and Futura Shores.
Organizers said additional details on programming,
exhibitors, and ticketing will be announced through the official channels of
ADCD and Duma LitFest ahead of the event.
The 6200 Book Fest will also serve as a host event for the
National Book Development Board’s (NBDB) Philippine Book Festival in the
Regions, making it the first regional book fair of its kind in the Negros
Island Region.
Through the initiative, the NBDB will mount a “collective
stand” featuring publishers and authors from across the country, alongside the
fair’s local exhibitors.
Participating exhibitors include Anvil Publishing, Vibal
Group, Silliman’s Sands and Coral, Everything's Fine, Haring Ibon, 8Letters
Publishing, and Dum Alt Press, alongside independent bookshops LibrAria, Lost
Books, and Utopia.
Among those joining the NBDB Collective Stand are ABC
Educational Development Center Children’s Books, Aklat Alamid, Central Book
Supply Inc., Johnny and Hansel Publications, Santo Niño de Cebu Publishing
House, Dumaguete-based author Kate D. Pirate Books, and Capiz writer Joanna
Leah S. Villamor, further expanding the range of books and literary voices
represented at the fair.
ADCD is a volunteer-run creative collective based in a
preserved 1950s family home in Dumaguete City, dedicated to supporting the
city's identity as the Philippines' first UNESCO Creative City of Literature.
Meanwhile, Duma LitFest is the city’s official literary
festival, bringing together writers, readers, and the local creative community
through readings,talks, and workshops.
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