Tuesday 24 November 2015

Get Lucky Launched to a Full House

Thanks to everyone who came and supported the successful launch of Get Lucky during the Singapore Writers Festival. We could not have done it without friends and family who joined us last November 7 at the Arts House.

 Listening to Eric Valle's reading of the anchor poem 'Get Lucky' 

This is one of our favourite photos - Belle, a main contributor, with her friends at the launch


The editors and contributors all together - there were too many cameras at that time, so we were not sure where to look at

At the reception - with the host and poem contributor Pamela Wildheart
And here's more about Get Lucky:
The anthology brings together writings in three genres by 30 contributors. It features twenty-two poems, nine personal essays, and four short stories of Filipinos’ shared and individual experiences of living, or having lived, in Singapore. “We Filipinos have a wealth of stories to tell, and as our community in Singapore has grown bigger, there has been a larger, deeper pool of experiences to tap and share through prose and poetry,” says Migs Bravo-Dutt, an editor of the book.
Several established Singaporean writers, including Singapore literary pioneers Edwin Thumboo and Anne Lee Tzu Pheng, contributed to the book in response to their fellowship with Filipinos. “We hope that through such a response, we can strengthen our camaraderie with our Singaporean counterparts as we seek to foster a fellowship in mutual trust with them through this collection,” says Manuelita Contreras, another editor of the book.
The book has received a warm welcome from both the Filipino and Singapore communities. “The fact that Get Lucky is supported by the National Arts Council of Singapore is testament to the importance of this book, which in the words of Singaporean poet and critic Gwee Li Sui, is a long overdue collection,” says Eric Tinsay Valles, one of the editors. 
Ethos Books publisher Fong Hoe Fang says he was thrilled to publish Get Lucky because Ethos Books has always supported the establishment of platforms for voices that reflect the ethos of our times. A previous Ethos-published anthology, Love Gathers All, assembled poems by Filipinos and Singaporeans.
“And the writers in Get Lucky are obviously amongst the most articulate of their generation in a country far from their home of origin,” he says. “Their concerns and reflections in a country they chose to work and live in are as important as the voices of native Singaporeans, especially when deep analysis almost always shows a shared humanity that serves to unite rather than divide.”
Get Lucky is the #3 bestselling book at the 2015 Singapore Writers Festival. It was launched to a full house at The Arts House at the Old Parliament on November 7, 2015 in a convivial gathering of Filipinos and Singaporeans alike.
The book is now available at major bookstores in Singapore and on http://tinyurl.com/oalxuh3.
About Get Lucky
Get Lucky is an anthology of everything Filipino in Singapore, exploring and celebrating the themes of family, faith, friendship, love, and of course, the place that cuts across the lives of Filipinos in Singapore: Lucky Plaza. 
Editors:
▪   Manuelita Contreras-Cabrera
▪   Migs Bravo-Dutt
▪   Eric Tinsay Valles
Contributors:
  • Myrna Airene Anrym
  • Annabelle Fabia-de Arroz
  • Manuelita Contreras-Cabrera 
  • Cathy Candano
  • Felix Cheong
  • Chi Ching
  • Nathaniel Chua
  • Migs Bravo-Dutt
  • Robin Hemley
  • Neal Imperial
  • Noelle Q de Jesus
  • Patricia Karunungan
  • Desmond Kon
  • Minnie Lau
  • Aaron Lee
  • Crispin C Maslog
  • Miel
  • Michael Ostique
  • Rodrigo V Dela Pena
  • Noel Perdigon
  • Anne Lee Tzu Pheng
  • Pamela “Wildheart” Pilapil
  • Belen Esposo Repollo
  • Melvin Sico
  • Denise Simbol
  • Frederick Tan
  • Edwin Thumboo
  • Catherine Torres
  • Eric Tinsay Valles
  • Edward Roa Vinluan
  • Monica Walet 
http://www.panitikan.com.ph/content/groundbreaking-anthology-filipinos-singapore-launched-full-house

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