Ang Bagong Libro

Elbert Or graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. He is currently working as a freelance writer and illustrator for various publications and organizations. He still dabbles in comics creation on occasion, with a number of comics endeavors on his slate, including Cherry Blossom High (as writer), Cast (as editor), and his own pet project, Two Color Truth Theatre.

Visit his online journal best viewed with eyes wide open.

Ruben “Totet” De Jesus is one of the founding members and later president of Ang I.N.K. His book, Ang Mahiyaing Manok, won an Encouragement Prize in the 2000 Noma Concours in Japan as well as runner-up at the New York Showcase Exhibition of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Another book, Ang mga Anak ng Araw, won for him an Encouragement Prize at the 2002 Noma Concours. He illustrated Ang Alamat ng Lamok, Ang Prinsipeng Duwag and the forthcoming Ang Pitong Tanga for Anvil’s Lola Basyang books. He is a faculty member of the UP College of Fine Arts and is currently the chairman of the PBBY.

Liza A. Flores has already illustrated eight books, including the award-winning Chenelyn! Chenelyn! She was president of the premier group of Philippine children’s book illustrators, Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang I.N.K.) from 2004 to 2006. She illustrated Ang Prinsipeng Mahaba ang Ilong, the forthcoming Sultan Saif, and Rosamistica, which was a finalist in the Gintong Aklat Awards. Liza now manages a design studio called Studio Dialogo. Visit her website: www.liza.ph

Frances “Panch” C. Alcaraz is an award-winning artist who wrote and illustrated The Lost Necklace and Broken Eggs that were published in Japan and translated into different languages. For the Lola Basyang picture book series of Anvil, she illustrated Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, and the forthcoming Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya. She currently teaches at the Ateneo. Visit her website: www.panchinyourhead.tk

Christina Quisumbing Ramilo is a Filipina immigrant visual artist who has lived in New York since 1985. She received her BFA in Editorial Design and Illustration from the University of the Philippines and her MA in Studio Art and Art Education from New York University. Her goal is to continue to merge community issues by experimenting and using different mediums to educate, stimulate, and provoke a dialogue with the viewer. Her works deal with issues of cultural and sexual identities. They challenge viewers' perceptions by contextualizing and deconstructing cultural and personal symbols.

Ms. Ramilo recently designed and illustrated Ninotchka Rosca's provocative  "Sugar and Salt" (Anvil Publishing).