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Join us at Liwanag Filipino Lit Fest DC, a free literary festival shining a light on Filipinx literature and authors from the diaspora.
Join Loyalty Bookstores, DC Public Library, and Kwento Collective for DC's inaugural Liwanag Filipino Lit Fest, taking place all in the Petworth Neighborhood. Building on the work of our sister festival, Liwanag Lit Fest in Long Beach hosted by Bel Canto Books, we aim to shine a light in the DMV on Filipino literature and authors from the diaspora.
Library events include:
1:15 PM-2:15 PM: ROMANCE AUTHOR TALK + KIDS LIT AUTHOR TALK
KIDS ROOM: Kids Lit Author Talk with Erin Entrada Kelly & Anna Lapera
MEETING ROOM: Romance and Joy Author Talk with Tif Marcelo & Taj McCoy
2:30 PM-3:30 PM: SUSTAINING KAPWA: FOOD AS A BRIDGE IN THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY
Participating Authors: Abi Balingit, Annabelle Tometich, Matt Ortile, moderated by Wilma Consul
3:45 PM-4:45 PM: MEMORY AS RESISTANCE: PRESERVING FILIPINO HISTORY THROUGH ART, ACTIVISM, AND NARRATIVE
Participating Authors: Gina Apostol, M Evelina Galang, Geena Rocero, and Lysley Tenorio, moderated by Jen Eusebio
For more information and to register, please visit the Loyalty Books website.
AGE GROUP: | Adults | 5 - 12 Years Old |
EVENT TYPE: | Author Talk |
