May global na deal na si E. Manawari para sa 'The Bathala Games'

Matapos halos isang dekada ng pagsusulat, nakakuha ng publishing deal si E. Manawari mula sa Penguin Random House Southeast Asia para sa kanyang fantasy novel na 'The Bathala Games', na nagre-reimagine ng mitolohiyang Pilipino. Ang kwento ay naglalaman ng mga mythical beings at tema ng pagkakakilanlan, na inspirado sa kanyang personal na karanasan. Ito ay nagbubukas ng pintuan para sa mas malawak na audience ng mga kwentong Pilipino.

Si E. Manawari ay nagsimulang magsulat noong elementarya, na hinikayat ng kanyang guro. Nagpatuloy siya sa high school sa pamamagitan ng journalism, ngunit nagbalik sa storytelling sa Wattpad noong 2013 gamit ang ibang pen name. Sa paglipas ng panahon, nagpunta siya sa mas seryosong proseso ng pagsulat kasama ang mga editor.

Noong taong iyon, nakakuha siya ng hindi inaasahang deal mula sa Penguin Random House Southeast Asia. "It felt surreal," aniya, na hindi niya kailangang maghanap ng agent. Ang 'The Bathala Games' ay nagsimula noong 2017 para sa isang children's book competition, self-published noong 2018, at muling binago noong 2024.

Bilang isang 'pantser' writer, nag-uumpisa si Manawari sa mga ideya mula sa isang scene o emosyon. Ang protagonist na si Chi ay level-headed at introspective na teenager, na nagre-reflect ng realistic interactions. Ang nobela ay naglalaman ng mga Philippine mythological beings tulad ng diwata, duwende, at bakunawa, habang tinitingnan ang mga tema ng self-discovery at belonging.

Inspirado rin ito ng kanyang adopted stray cat at endangered species tulad ng puspins at aspins. Bagamat para sa younger audiences, inaasahan niyang mag-relate rin ang adults. "I hope whoever reads Chi... see themselves in her," sabi niya.

Sa kanyang pananaw, ang Philippine mythology ay mayaman at maaaring maging popular tulad ng Greek o Norse. Payo niya sa mga bagong manunulat: magsimula sa kung ano ang nakakarelate sa iyo.

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