Pangasinan, Literature, and Nation

What is Pangasinan literature?

Linda Andaya

• culture, food, behavior
• Mirror of the past, present, and future
• Not just Pangasinan language (Ilocano, Tagalog, and English)
• UPSP: in response to the extinction of the language

What are the common themes in Pang lit?

Linda

• industries
• Famous Pangasinenses

Lex

• comedia

Narra

• scarce ang Pangasinense lit: mahirap maidentify ang themes
• Ilokano: migration

Melchor

• korido: about kings, princes, adventures
• Pangasinan: life of mga hayop
• Korido ni Pedro Sison: Bilay day Sisira ed dalem na danum (but the theme is politics: Philippine politics)
• Almost all sarswela has politics involved (along with romance)
• Mayaman at mahirap
• Contemporary writers: Philippine issues
• Eva Visperas, short story writer

How can we encourage readers to read Pang literature?

Linda

• difficult to reach young people
• They cant speak and understand Pangasinan
• jr chapter of UPSP

Pinoy Reads Pinoy Books

• Pangasinan walking tour at Malate
• Walking tour of Rosales

F Sionil Jose is a product of the town of Rosales. We need to know our local history. Sionil Jose was an Ilocano migrant.

Orpilla

• advocacy: learn local history

Carmen Rosales

• artista

Pangasinan deteriorated because less writing happened.

Narra

• challenge this to writers not readers
• Nagbabasa naman ang mga Pilipino
• How can we give access to children?

How can Pangasinan literature contribute to the scope of Philippine national literature?

Charleson Ong

Urduja

• who started the myth? Maybe Rizal?

Literature → Film

Movies in regional languages (with subtitles).

Limahong -very Pangasinan

Lacuesta

Santiago Villafania

• through him, Fil literature was not just Eng and Tag
• He rejects translating his own work to other languages
• He was good in creating and he has integrity.
• He was known internationally as a Pangasinan writer.
• Digital painter

People read in social media.

• what you read now is possibly more than dati

Common challenges in publishing and distribution among regional writers

Linda

• pera
• Funded by NCAA pero mahirap maningil ng fund
• Ask people to sponsor your book
• pagkuha ng ISBN
• Cover ng book

Dean

• finding publishers
• Register then get ISBN at NBDB
• self publishin is easier

Mel

• PSU has a license to publish

Junley

• economic and emotional
• Economic was transcended by social media
• Emotional mas malakas
• Community: you need friends or teachers

Bebang

• 20 years in publishing industry; 8 years in gov
• Many people are not priority to be published
• Distribution: mahal magship ng libro
• 7 eleven tried to sell pero walang bumili
• Kaunti ang distribution channels kasi kaunti ang bumibili ng libro
• 10 books return payment after 3 years
• Shopee and lazada (no more consignment)

How do regional writers address manila centric literary scene and be visible?

Narra

• it is not the fault of Manila. Since no one is producing from within Pangasinan.

Linda

• walang bumabasa

Lex

• sumali sa contests

Dean

• magsulat nang magsulat; no other way
• Christian Cordero
• Bikol: dinala nila ang book festival
• One country one book project

Junley

• manila centricism is a matter of language
• Publication opportunities: CCP’s Ani, NCCA publication grants
• Banaag published Pangasinan works by Villafania

Linda

• ANI only arrived in Pangasinan during Fidel Ramos.

Bebang

• ANI nagchange from place-based to theme-based

How to engage readers?

Linda

• home-reading activities at school

Melchor

• translates works shared in FB
• Social media helps in dissemination

How can regional writers collaborate with national writers?

Junley

Bebang

• If your work is unique, hindi masyadong ipaplagiarize.
• Creative nonfiction (essay)
• Have a unique voice and topic to avoid plagiarism
• Call waiting: Phonetica

How can we inspire regional writers to write in the regional language?

Linda

• Kurit Panalonggaring
• Recognition night for writers and authors

Dean

• we need to give them opportunities

Junley

• GBL
• Pangasinan short story
• Learn translation (teach yourself your language)
• Philippine PEN contest

Opportunities

NBDB Grants

• publishing and translation grant

Frankfurter Buchmese (FBM) Participation Grant

NBDB register for free

ipophil.gov.ph

The Written Property

BCRR

NCAA Competitive Grants

• write a proposal
• August 31, 2024

KWF

• Dangal ng Wikang filipino
• Kampeon ng Wika

Sumali sa Gawad Julian Cruz Balmaseda

Grant sa pagdokumento ng wika at kultura ng pilipinas

Aklat ng Bayan Series

Makata ng Taon Patimpalak sa Sanaysay

Dula Tayo

• 2 tauhan
• 1 tauhan
• not regular

UP Likhaan

UP sentro ng wikang filipino

• Aklatang Bayan Online

Spark Philippines

The Indie Publishers Collab PH

• open din sila sa manuscripts

Cultural center of the Philippines

• Kaisa Sining

Write in the most honest way you can.

Konyo Pangasinan. Go lang.

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