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In this episode Sean chats with Rochita Loenen-Ruiz about her reading experiences growing up in the provinces of the Philippines and the influences on Filipino Writing particularly Speculative Fiction. They also talk about conceptions of Diversity in the genre and the where the largest misunderstandings seem to be. The finish the show talking about Rochita's story, What Really Happened at Ficandula.
Please enjoy.
Links mentioned:
Hunting for Stories in the Philippines published in Weird Fiction Review (2012)
We See a Different Frontier
Indian SF
The World SF Blog (archived)
Cheeky Frawg
Flipside /Flipreads( for Australian's search on Kobo or Amazon for titles)
Charles Tan
Strange Horizons
Alternative Alamat
The Future Fire
Expanded Horizons
Crossed Genres
Hard Copy Books:
Fabulists and Chroniclers by Christina Pantoja Hidalgo
Author links:
Rochita's Websites: From the Beloved Country , Chie and Weng Read Books
Rochita's Twitter: @rcloenenruiz
Credits
Interviewer: Sean Wright
Guest: Rochita Loenen-Ruiz
Music & Intro: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Post-production: Sean Wright
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