Fantasy writer Neil
Gaiman will be the keynote speaker at the 20th Philippine Advertising Congress on Saturday, November 24 (9 am)
at El Centro, Subic Bay. He will speak on "The Gathering of Dreamlings and Nightmares" at the exclusive and intimate session, which is open to non-delegates.
The British author of science fiction and fantasy literary works first visited the Philippines in July 2005 when he promoted his New York Times best-selling 2001 novel for adults, American Gods.
Gaiman is best known for his cult DC Comics series Sandman
(Vertigo). His Sandman #19: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
took the 1991 World Fantasy Award for
best short story, making it the first comic series given a literary
award.
Together with Roger Avary, he wrote the script for the motion picture Beowulf, directed by Robert Zemeckis, and starring Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie. Gaiman also co-penned the script for Stardust, starring Robert DeNiro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Claire Danes, and narrated by Ian McKellan.
He has been honored in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top 10 living postmodern writers for probing the worlds of imagination and creativity through his various literary works.
Only 1,000 tickets are available for P1,500 each, which includes a signed Beowulf manuscript book! For inquiries, call 0915-6436040 or 751-8152 and look for Lucre Villaluna.Gaiman is also expected to launch Expeditions—acompilation of the winners and the best entries in the 1st Philippine Graphic Fiction Awards last year—and to award the winners of the 2nd Philippine Graphic Fiction Awards at the Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street courtyard on November 25 (3 p.m.). This event is free of charge.