Welcome to Streetprint Manila

Streetprint Manila is a research project that is part of a larger research endeavour called “Six Continents and Between”. Initiated by Prof. Gary Kelly of the University of Alberta, 6CAB seeks to investigate popular print culture across various geographical, sociocultural, and ethnolinguistic contexts. More specifically, it aims to look at reading patterns and preferences of the Filipino Everyman, or those whom we would largely consider members of the “masa” class.

What Wattpad?

Is this development bad? Perhaps not necessarily. On one hand, Wattpad retains its other functions, such as its social media aspect as well as the ability to share and read e-books. However, there are also dangers and disadvantages to the process of using Wattpad as a point of entry of undiscovered writers into mainstream publishing. For one, because many of these writers are young and have little to no knowledge of the way the publishing industry works, there is definite room for abuse and exploitation.