FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 12, 2009

CONTACT:

Kristine Co & Melissa Sipin

Co-Directors

TAYO Literary Magazine

Email: tayoliterarymag@gmail.com



NEW FIL-AM LITERARY MAGAZINE REQUESTING SUBMISSIONS FROM YOUTH



HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN, LOS ANGELES (May 2009) – TAYO is the first independent literary magazine dedicated to Filipino American youth in Southern California. All of the following are accepted: poetry, essays, short stories, digital art, drawings, graffiti, photography, and paintings. Art and written work focusing on the Filipino American experience is encouraged, but not required. The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2009. Guidelines and additional information are available at www.tayoliterarymag.tk.

The TAYO Literary Magazine aims to empower Filipino American youth through various forms of creative art. By gathering varied literary and art work from young children to college students and beyond, we will produce the first independently published magazine that explores the Filipino-American experience. The first issue will be printed in mid-August 2009. Sponsorship and advertisement opportunities are still available. TAYO is partnered with the Filipino American Library (FAL) and is led by Co-Directors Kristine Co and Melissa Sipin.

Founded on October 13, 1985 by “Auntie Helen” Agcaoili Summers Brown, FAL is the earliest and largest Filipino library in the country with a collection of over 6,000 titles. Its mission is to provide access to information and knowledge through the collection, preservation, and dissemination of a unique collection of Filipino American and Filipino reading material to those that seek knowledge. Through this collection and its community involvement, FAL seeks to provide access to cultural information and enrich America’s diverse cultural tapestry. FAL is located at 135 N. Park View St., Los Angeles, CA 90026. It is open Mondays-Fridays 1:00-5:00pm and by appointment. Online donations are accepted at www.filipinoamericanlibrary.org.



(For pictures to include for publication, please contact Kristine Co and Melissa Sipin as indicated above.)

TAYO is partnered with the Filipino American Library (FAL) and is led by Co-Directors Kristine Co and Melissa Sipin.