AKLAT AWARDS 2018: AN APPRECIATION OF FILIPINO BOOKS

By Lauren V. Macaraeg #LaurenMacDoodles Congratulations to all the winners and nominees of the Aklat Awards 2018! As we watched the awards ceremony last January 27, 2018, Saturday at the Precious Pages Event Center at the...

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LAMPARA GET-TOGETHER PARTY 2018

By Lauren V. Macaraeg #LaurenMacDoodles Our Lampara Get-Together Party last January 27, 2018, Saturday was a refreshingly relaxing gathering of Lampara Books writers and illustrators with our publisher and the Lampara...

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MOYMOY LULUMBOY 4: MGA DULOT NG DIGMAAN BOOK LAUNCH @ MIBF 2017

By Lauren V. Macaraeg “Is this a musical production or a publishing event?” I wondered during the enjoyable Moymoy Lulumboy 4: Mga Dulot ng Digmaan book launch. Checking out my signed copy of Moymoy Lulumboy 4: Mga Dulot ng...

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#BLOOPERS: AKLAT AWARDS 2016: BEFORE & AFTER #LAURENMACKULIT

By Lauren V. Macaraeg So ano ang ginawa ng isang “kagalang-galang” na writer na tulad ko before and after Aklat Awards 2016? ? Balikan natin ang bloopers! Ayan, kunyari may poise ako. Si Mama Uni ang tunay na...

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AKLAT AWARDS 2016: CELEBRATING FILIPINO WRITERS & READERS

The first ever Aklat Awards 2016 was an unforgettable experience for me! The laidback gathering of Filipino writers and readers in the cozy Ayala Hillside clubhouse was a refreshing change from other highly crowded publishing...

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WE WON! THANKS FOR VOTING ME AS MOST FAVORITE WRITER @ AKLAT AWARDS 2016 ❤

  I won as Most Favorite Writer at the #AklatAwards2016 😀 The voting results were announced on December 17 during the Aklat Awards event. Grabe, ibang level ang goodness ni Lord! Maraming, maraming salamat sa inyong lahat...

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AKLAT AWARDS 2016 RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON DEC. 17

The results of the #AklatAwards2016 will be announced on December 17! The event is open to all 🙂 The last day to register is tomorrow, Dec. 9. The registration fee is P50. Check out Lampara Books’ and BLACK INK’s...

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MEET MY YOUNGEST READER, BABY MAKISIG

Meet my youngest reader! His name is Makisig Protomartir Tapang. He was only 3 weeks old when we met him at MIBF 2016. My youngest reader sent me a thank-you message <3 He doesn’t know how to type yet though so his Mommy...

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BLOOPERS: AKLAT AWARDS 2016 NOMINATIONS #LAURENMACKULIT

What did I look like when I found out I was nominated as Most Favorite Writer at the Aklat Awards 2016? Sweaty with messy hair ? Very dignified! Hahaha. Read on for 3 blooper moments! Blooper No. 1: Walang Kamalay-malay I got...

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VOTE FOR SINEMADYIKA AS MOST FAVORITE CHILDREN’S BOOK @ AKLAT AWARDS 2016

God is good 🙂 Sinemadyika is nominated as #MostFavoriteChildrensBook at the #AklatAwards2016! Please vote for our book before November 8. Aklat Awards 2016 Most Favorite Children’s Book nomination photo courtesy of...

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