My story collection has been nominated for a National Book Award
The Stories So Far has been nominated in the Best Book of Short Fiction in English category. Thank you, National Book Development Board and Manila Critics Circle.
The full list of nominees is here.
The Stories So Far was published in paperback by Anvil last year. The paperback edition might still be available in National Bookstores.
TSSF was originally published in hardcover by the Library of Babel in 2014. Great big thanks to the people who made the publication of The Stories So Far possible. Jay Lozada did the cover design (Ricky Villabona did the cover of Geeks Vs Jocks). Ige Ramos did the book design. Tina Cuyugan did the editing. Juan Chua published the whole shebang. Karina Bolasco adopted the books for Anvil. And my cats stared at me until I wrote enough short stories for a second fiction book.
Another book I produced was nominated in the Best Book on Professions category. The Management Association of the Philippines commissioned me to write and Ige to design Winning: Management Lessons Outside the Classroom. Winning was published by Anvil and is available at National Bookstores.
Jacob Totoro “Tormund” Howlett overreacts to the nomination.
We have hardcover copies of The Stories So Far and Geeks Vs Jocks (essays on sports, politics, film), Php199 each. To order signed copies, please email saffron.safin@gmail.com.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
September 8th, 2017 at 15:03
Congratulations! Love that book. I reread Concussion and A Dinner in Paris all the time.
September 8th, 2017 at 15:51
eztv: Thanks! Now go write your book.
September 9th, 2017 at 19:04
Congratulations, Jessica!
September 9th, 2017 at 21:17
Congratulations, Jessica! Will read my copy soon (daming nakapila).
September 10th, 2017 at 01:52
Love The Stories So Far! Waited for so long for a followup to Manananggal! Congratulations! I’ve read Manananggal so many times and am starting to do the same with Stories!
September 10th, 2017 at 19:15
willyliangco: Thanks! This may be of interest: 15 Novelists who were also Medical Doctors.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/79912/15-writers-who-were-also-medical-doctors
September 10th, 2017 at 19:16
howcomebubblegum: Thanks! The stories are short. You could read them in traffic.
September 10th, 2017 at 19:17
brewhuh23: Thank you, ninang of Jacob Totoro Tormund and parent of Bathilda Brienne Bagshot.
September 10th, 2017 at 19:31
Bongga! Congratulations, Jessica!
September 10th, 2017 at 19:32
lestat: Thanks! Are you here next month?
September 11th, 2017 at 07:49
Congratulations!
We need a post on the new cats name. I can only place Totoro and Tormund.
September 11th, 2017 at 09:15
ami: Thanks! My ginger cat’s name is expanding with his girth (he does not stop eating). His full name is Jacob (a form of James) Totoro (from Miyazaki) Tormund (the wildling) Z. (me) Howlett (Wolverine because he survived being run over by a car and because he accidentally scratches me from being so hyper).
September 11th, 2017 at 11:55
Yup! I’ll be in Manila from Oct 15-25. Hope to see you!
September 11th, 2017 at 14:26
lestat: I should be back by Oct 24.
September 13th, 2017 at 06:09
Congratulations!
ASOIAF dragons and Jacob/Drogon reminded me of this:
“The legends are true: dragons like to gather hoards and have a voracious appetite that they satiate by eating all living creatures with no exceptions. Like cats, they like to lounge in places of power – they nap there, drawing energy, yet nobody knows what they use that energy for.”
–Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny (1992)
September 13th, 2017 at 19:02
ros: Thanks! This might be of interest:
The Grand Launch on September 14 – 1:00 pm at the 38th Manila International Book Fair will showcase Ang Manggagaway (The Witcher), an anthology of speculative fiction from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Philippines published in cooperation with Visprint; Ang Lalaking Lumilipad at Iba Pang Kwentong Czech, the very first selection of Czech classical, modern and contemporary short stories collaborated with Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino; and last but not least, Dreams from Beyond by International best-selling Czech sci-fi author Julie Nováková presenting the best of 21st century Czech science fiction.
The launch will be followed by a book signing event featuring Czech author, Julie Nováková.
COME AND VISIT US!
All books are available at the EUNIC booth: Czech Embassy- Goethe Institut #338
from September 13-17, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
SEE YOU THERE!
September 17th, 2017 at 20:18
Fingers crossed! Congratulations Madame J! Yieee!