E. Manawari 为《The Bathala Games》敲定出版协议

经过近十年的写作,E. Manawari 已与企鹅随机屋东南亚达成出版协议,她的奇幻小说《The Bathala Games》重新演绎了菲律宾神话。故事融入了神话生物和归属感主题,源于她的个人经历。它为菲律宾故事的更广泛传播开辟了大门。

E. Manawari 从小学开始写作,受一位认出她天赋的老师鼓励。她在高中时尝试新闻业,但于2013年在Wattpad上以另一个笔名重拾讲故事的热情。随着时间推移,她转向更刻意的创作过程,与编辑合作打磨手稿。 那一年,她意外与全球顶级出版社之一的企鹅随机屋东南亚达成协议。“感觉像梦一样,”她说,她跳过了通常的经纪人寻找过程。《The Bathala Games》起源于2017年的一场儿童图书竞赛,2018年自出版,2024年修订成最终版本。 作为自称“pantser”(不做详细大纲的作家),Manawari 从一个场景或情感开始,让故事自然发展。她的主角Chi是一个冷静、内省的青少年,保持耐心并忠于自我。小说的灵感来自菲律宾民间传说,出现了迪瓦塔、杜文德和巴库纳瓦等生物,同时探讨归属感和自我发现主题。 它还突出了鲜为人知的元素,受她收养的流浪猫以及濒危物种如puspins和aspins启发。尽管出版社定位为年轻读者,Manawari 也考虑了成人读者。“我希望读Chi的每个人……都能在她身上看到自己,”她分享道。 Manawari 认为菲律宾神话丰富多彩,有望像希腊或北欧传说一样在全球流行。她对有志作家的建议:从个人共鸣的事物开始,不要试图囊括一切。

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