FREELIPINIANA ONLINE  IS NOW OPEN!

Visit the archives here.

As libraries continue to be inaccessible due to COVID19, the people’s access to reading materials remains limited. This is especially true for Filipiniana selections which are prized for their cultural and intellectual value, but are largely unavailable now because many have not yet been digitized and opened for online access.

Through the Freelipiniana Online Library, the LIKHAAN: UP Institute of Creative Writing aims to collect and upload Filipiniana works to allow readers to consume these local texts from the safety of their homes, be they for leisure or research. We want to encourage literacy and make education accessible even while the pandemic limits many of our essential activities.

This online library curates published literary works volunteered by Filipino writers and publishers. With their help, this digital archive gives Filipinos free access to reading materials made by Filipinos for Filipinos. These include full-length books, like novels, poetry collections, and anthologies, and zines.

The Freelipiniana Online Library is divided into six sections: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Drama, Graphic Literature, and Children’s Literature. Visitors of the archive can see the latest entries from each genre on the main directory, while the full list of readings may be viewed on the designated pages for each section. For easier browsing, each entry is tagged with the language, genre, and subcategories, if any, of the literary works. Users may use the search bar to find works by author, genre, and subcategory. READ MORE…

Source : Likhaan: University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing