Publications
Latest PAWA Publications:
Criers for Hire and Other Plays by Giovanni Ortega. ISBN 978-0-9763316-9-8. Copyright 2026.
Arasahas: Poems from the Tropics by Jaya Jacobo. Translated into English by Christian Jil Benitez. (2024) ISBN 978-0-9968032-0-5. Visit: http://arasahas.us/
Wildflowers: Stories by Beverly Parayno (2023). ISBN 978-0-9981792-9-2. LCCN 2023937285. Visit: www.wildflowersbp.com
Manong Joaquin: Collected Verse of Joaquin Legaspi. Compiled by Jovina Navarro. ISBN 978-0-9981792-8-5. Copyright 2021. Released March 2022.
FE, A Traumatized Son’s Graphic Memoir by Bren Bataclan. ISBN 978-0-9981792-7-8. Copyright 2020. Released 2021. Visit fememoir.com.
Pilipinx Radical Imagination Reader. Edited by Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano and Anthony Abulencia Santa Ana. ISBN 978-0-9981792-2-3. Released 2018. Visit pilipinxreader.com.
Tata Efren's Forever Laughter
Tata Efren's Forever Laughter
Written by Eileen R. Tabios & Jeannie E. Celestial, Illustrated by Mel Vera Cruz. Retail: $18.00, Shipping & Handling: $5.00
Tata Efren’s Forever Laughter is a heartwarming tale that helps children and their caregivers talk about death and loss. Set on the fictional island of Kalapati, the story illuminates how the Itonguk people honor beloved Tata Efren, the community’s veterinarian, who dies of old age. Mourners celebrate his life by sharing joyful memories and expressing their grief through poetry writtern on bamboo.
Published by PAWA Press, 2026. ISBN 978-0-9968032-2-9.