21ST Century Lit

“Literary Genres in the 21st Century
Philippine Literature” 5. Text-talk Novels
 This refers to the new literary works that were  These are the stories told almost completely in
created or written by our contemporary writers dialogue simulating social network exchanges
which may deal with current themes/issues, and  The story is conveyed to the readers through the
they often break traditional writing rules exchange of messages of the characters, like text
message, instant message, email and so on
1. Illustrated Novels
Example: Vince and Kath (by Jenny Ruth Almocera)
 Contains pictures in illustrations
 It is a story through text and illustrated images 6. Chick Lit
 50% of the narrative is presented without words.
 Some illustrated novels may contain no text at all.  This is genre fiction, which “consists of heroin-
 50% text and 50% images centered narratives that focus on the trials and
tribulations of their individual protagonists”
Examples: The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Arrival  Modern fiction about the lives and romantic of
(by Shaun Tan) problems of young women
 Authors write chick lit to have women
2. Digi-Fiction empowerment and to address the issues that all
women have been facing. Moreover, they want to
 Also known as Triple Media Literature – because it be represented in the literary world to
combines the 3 types / different forms of media spread/inform regarding their issues and trials
 Combines three media: book, movie/video, and
internet website. Examples: It Started with a Kiss (by Miranda Dickinson)
 Readers must engage in navigation, reading, and The Night before Christmas (by Scarlett Bailey)
viewing, in all three formats
7. Flash Fiction
Examples: Skeleton Creek (by Patrick Carman) and Level
26 (by Anthony E. Zuiker)  Is a genre of fiction, defined as a very short story.
Flash fiction is also known as sudden fiction, short-
3. Graphic Novels short stories, microfiction, or microstories
 Sometimes it contains 100, 500 or 1000 words,
 In comic form or format. there’s no exact number of words in flash fiction
 The term is employed in a broad manner,  One thing is for sure, it is shorter than a short story
encompassing non-fiction works and thematically
linked short stories as well as fictional stories across Examples: Swinging Through Life (by Renee Conoulty –
a number of genres. flash fiction collection)
 It also has illustrations. Speech balloons - wherein
contains dialogues Another example / type of flash fiction:
 It is usually start from left to right  Six-word Flash Fiction – it tells a story using six
words
 Manga – A graphic novel from Japan and it’s usually
start from right to left Example:
“For sale: baby shoes never worn.” - Ernest Hemingway
❑ Shonen - Boy’s Manga (Naruto, Bleach, One Piece)
❑ Shojo – Girl’s Manga (Sailor Moon) “You’re my certain kind of sadness.”
❑ Seinen – Men’s Manga (Akira)
❑ Josei – Women’s Manga (Loveless, Paradise, Kiss) “You were my lifeboat. I drowned.”
❑ Kodomo – Children’s Manga (Doraemon, Hello
8. Creative Nonfiction
Kitty, Pokemon)
 It’s a rich mix of flavors, ideas, and techniques,
4. Doodle Fiction
some of which are newly invented and others as old
as writing itself.
 Literary presentation where the author incorporates
 Creative nonfiction can be an essay, a journal
doodle writing, drawings, and handwritten graphics
article, a research paper, a memoir, or a poem.
in place of traditional font.
 Stories that based on facts and created/conveyed in
 These drawings convey and enhance the story, and
a creative way
it gives numerous effects or elements
 A form of literature where the book is printed as if
Examples: Wind, Sand and Stars (by Antoine de Saint-
it’s handwritten (traditional writing)
Exupéry) and A Thousand Gifts (by Ann Voskamp)
Example: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
9. Blog
 It is a shortened of the term “web blog”, a regularly

updated journal on the internet.
 Web blog – it is written by one person or different
people containing their opinions, interests, and
experiences
 Articles that usually uploaded in websites, and they
were only found on the internet
10. Hypertext Poetry
 Hypertext is a text displayed on a computer with

references (hyperlinks) to other text that the reader
can immediately access usually by a mouse click or
keypress sequence.
 Also known as Hyper Poetry, a digital poetry that
usually found online and it uses link
 It cannot be presented without the aid or using
computers, internet or even gadgets
11. Spoken Poetry
 It is a poetic performance art that is word-based. It

is an oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of word
play such as intonation, voice inflection, emotions
and facial expressions
 A poetry that is intended to perform on stage and it
is meant to be shared

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“Literary Genres in the 21st Century

Philippine Literature” 5. Text-talk Novels

 It is a shortened of the term “web blog”, a regularly

10. Hypertext Poetry

 Hypertext is a text displayed on a computer with

11. Spoken Poetry

 It is a poetic performance art that is word-based. It

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