Irene Sarmiento becomes first Pinoy author invited to prestigious White Ravens Festival
Irene Sarmiento, the author of the novel "Stray Cats," will soon be Germany-bound for the White Ravens Festival!
She becomes the first author from the Philippines to be invited to the prestigious festival, which showcases children's and young adult literature annually. White Ravens is a catalog published by the International Youth Library.
The Ateneo University Press took to Facebook to congratulate Irene. According to their post, Irene will be at the International Youth Library in Munich on July 17, 9:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m, and will conduct readings and other literary activities in schools around Bavaria during the festival dates.
The White Ravens Festival will take place from July 13 to 17 at the Blutenburg Castle in Munich, Germany.
The event is under the patronage of the Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts, and features renowned, multi-award-winning writers.
Irene's novel "Stray Cats," published by the Ateneo De Manila University Press in 2023, follows Elisa Paz, an eight grader who gets help from Oscar Santos, a talking cat, in her search for her best friend, Raquel Madria.
—JCB, GMA Integrated News
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