21ST

LIT
GENRES

Maria Lourdes P. Magtaas

S11-03
 SCI-FI
SCIENCE FICTION IS A GENRE
OF THE 21ST LITERATURE
WHERE IMAGINATION AND
SCIENCE MEET.
SPECIFICALLY, IT IS MOSTLY
WRITTEN THROUGH THE
AUTHOR'S IMAGINATION
WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY
SCIENTIFIC FACTS, THEORIES
OR EVEN PRINCIPLES THAT
MAKES UP THE
BOOK/NOVEL'S SETTINGS,
PLOT, CHARACTERS AND ETC.

E X . T H E M A R T I A N B Y
A N D Y W E I R

FLASH FICTION
FROM THE NAME ITSELF,
FLASH FICTION IS A GENRE IN
WHICH THE AUTHOR USES
CONCISE WORDS IN ORDER TO
BUILD A VERY SHORT STORY
THAT STILL DEVELOPS A PLOT,
MAY IT BE HINTED OR IMPLIED
THROUGHOUT THE STORY'S
LIMITED LINES.

E X . A M / P M B Y A M E L I A
G R A Y
 chicklit
THIS GENRE MAINLY
FOCUSES ON WOMEN AND
THEIR OWN LIVES.
ESPECIALLY THE CURRENT
ISSUES THAT ARE GENERALLY
EXPERIENCED BY  WOMEN.
MOST OF THE TIME, THE
AUTHORS APPLY HUMOUR
AND LIGHTHEARTEDNESS TO
THIS TYPE OF GENRE.

E X . C A N Y O U K E E P A
S E C R E T B Y S O P H I E
K I N S E L L A

doodle fiction
THIS IS A GENRE WHERE THE
AUTHOR FREELY EXPRESSES
HIS/HER CREATIVITY IN
STORY WRITING THROUGH
THE USE OF "DOODLES"
WHICH ARE SIMPLE
DRAWINGS THAT
CONTRIBUTES TO THE
OVERALL PRESENTATION OF
THE STORY.

E X . D I A R Y O F A W I M P Y
K I D B Y J E F F K I N N E Y
 MANGA
MANGA IS A GENRE THAT
ORIGINATED FROM JAPAN.
SPECIFICALLY, IT IS A
JAPANESE TAKE ON COMICS
OR OTHER GRAPHIC NOVELS.
THIS GENRE IS TYPICALLY
AIMED FOR MOSTLY
CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

E X . T O W N O F E V E N I N G
C A L M , C O U N T R Y O F
C H E R R Y B L O S S O M S B Y
F U M I Y O K Ō N O