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Among the possible inspirations of publishing Tagalog romance paperback novels were the Mills & Boon and Harlequin Romance love story pocketbooks. [4] The actual idea of publishing Tagalog romance paperbacks in the Philippines was conceptualized by Benjie Ocampo, the proprietor of Books for Pleasure, Inc., the company that carried the English-language Mills & Boon pocketbooks line in the country.
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He has edited Sunburst, The Manila Review, Focus, Asia-Philippines Leader and the Philippines Free Press. Among his published collections of short stories are: The Distance to Andromeda and Other Stories, [3] [4] The Apollo Centennial, Help, [5] and On a Clear Day in November Shortly Before the Millennium, Stories for a Quarter Century.
The styles and themes used in Philippine literature were born from a combination of the country’s history, mythology, culture, and foreign influences, evolving throughout different periods while also adopting common writing philosophies and movements of the time.
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When the National Book Awards set out on its maiden voyage in 1981, there were very few quality books being published in the Philippines. Four decades later, hundreds of Philippine books are marvelously written, beautifully designed, professionally published, and widely read. These are the treasures yielded by our patrimony of letters.
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Cash incentives were given to writers in 1921 when the Free Press started to pay for published contributions and awarded ₱1,000 for the best stories. The organization in 1925 of the Philippine Writers Association and in 1927 of the University of the Philippines National Writers Workshop, which put out the Literary Apprentice, also helped ...