IYAS Creative Writing Workshop

IYAS Creative Writing Workshop
April 25- May 1, 2005
Balay Kalinungan
University of St. La Salle
Bacolod City

Applicants should submit original work: either 6 poems, 2 short stories, or 2 one- act plays using a pseudonym, in five (5) computer- encoded hard copies of entries, font size 12, bound or fastened, in separate folders with a diskette (MSWord). These are to be accompanied by a sealed size 10 business envelope with the author's real name and pseudonym, a 2x2 ID photo, and short resume, which must be mailed on or before March 31, 2005.

Entries in Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Tagalog or Filipino may be submitted. Fellowships are awarded by genre and by language.

Grant will cover board and lodging and a partial transportation subsidy.

Panelists:

Dr. Cirilo Bautista DLSU
Dr. Marjorie Evasco DLSU
Dr. Elsie Coscolluela USLS
Dr. Leoncio Deriada UP- Visayas
Dr. Resil Mojares USC
Prof. Vince Groyon DLSU

Submit your application to:

By mail:

Dr. Gloria Fuentes
College of Arts and Sciences
University of St. La Salle
La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City

For inquiries, email:

Glofuentes2003@usls.edu

February Arts Month Celebration in Iloilo

Announcing independent activities to be held in celebration of February Arts Month 2005:

A mini-concert on February 26 at 012 bar and restaurant.

An arts exhibit at Iloilo National High School (INHS), tentatively scheduled on either February 25 or 28, 2005.

An art talk with painter-theater director Ed Defensor, writer-critic Prof. John Barrios, and film maker-director Rhodora Solis, tentatively scheduled on either March 1 or 2 at the INHS Gallery.

A PROTECT Concert: Anti-mining & anti coal-fuel power plant, on March 3, the venue to be announced later.

For questions and/or further details, please contact the Blog owner at em_lerona@yahoo.com or Miss Yanie Rose Noble at yannierose@mailcity.com.

PaktakonText: February Arts Month 2005 in Western Visayas

PaktakonText
February Arts Month 2005

In celebration of National Arts Month this February 2005, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) launches PAKTAKONTEXT, a contest of riddles in Western Visayan languages (i.e., Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, and Aklanon) via texting to a cellphone provided by Globe Telecom.

According to Dr. Zenaida French, Regional Coordinator for Western Visayas of the Committee on Literary Arts (CLA) of the NCCA, the PAKTAKONTEXT is part of the nationwide contest called TEXTULANGPINOY for February Arts Month, with counterpart contests being launched in Luzon, Central Visayas, and Mindanao. Focusing on short verse forms in the regions, such as TEXTSAWIKAIN in the NCR, TEXTIGSIK in Bikol, TEXTIGMO in Central Visayas and Mindanao, TEXTULANGPINOY hopes to revive popular interest in these forms and retrieve them from extinction.

The following are the mechanics of joining:

1. Each entry must be an original riddle in stanza form of 2-3 lines in either Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, or Aklanon. Rhyme is optional. Theme is open.

2. Each entry must be sent as a text message, with the [Answer], [Name], and [Address of the Author], in not more than 160 characters per send, to Globe number 09279245239. (e.g., [Baston ni San Husep, indi maisip. - Ulan. Stephen Javellana, Gen. Luna St., Iloilo City])

3. The contest runs for the whole month of February 2005.

4. There will be prizes of Php. 5,000, Php. 3,ooo, and Php. 2,ooo for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grand prizes. Consolation prizes of Php. 5oo will also be given to the best paktakon per week.

5. Deadline for entries is 3:00 pm of every Friday of the month of February 2oo5; and for all entries, 3:oo pm of Monday, 28 February 2005.

Criteria for the entries to include originality, the quality of the meter, the use of the metaphor and imagery, and depth of insight.

Please see posters and streamers for more details on the contest.

As of February 14, 2oo5, Bombo Radyo Iloilo has extended support to the NCCA-sponsored PAKTAKONTEXT event. Entries may now also be sent to Bombo Radyo Iloilo's text service. Just key in BOMBO [space] FM [space] SERVICE [paktakon]-[answer]-[name] then send to 29765. (e.g., BOMBO FM SERVICE Baston ni San Juan, indi makaptan. - Kalayo. Juan Salcedo, Estancia Iloilo.)

For further questions, please email the Blog owner at em_lerona@yahoo.com.

12th Iligan National Writers Workshop

The Mindanao Creative Writers Group and the Iligan Institute of Technology are accepting applications from writers to the 12th Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW) to be held on May 2-5, 2005 in Iligan City.

Panelists this year are Rosario Cruz Lucero, Erlinda Kintanar Alburo, Jaime An Lim, Leoncio P. Deriada, Merlie M. Alunan, German V. Gervacio, Tim. R. Montes, Steven Patrick Fernandez, and this years keynote speaker, the fictionist and Director of the Bievenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center, Vicente G. Groyon.

Fifteen (15) slots, five each from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao are available for fellowship to the INWW.

Applicants are required to submit five poems, or one short story, or a one-act play in Filipino, English or in Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Waray (with translations) along with the applicant’s biodata, two 2x2 photos and a certification that his/her work is original. Please submit a hard copy and a 3.5 diskette with the manuscripts encoded in MS Word 7.0. Unpublished works are preferred.

Writing fellows will be given free board and lodging and a travel allowance. Applications must be postmarked on or before February 28, 2005. No applications will be accepted if sent by fax or e-mail. Applicants are also advised to keep copies of their manuscripts since these will not be returned.

Send your applications to:

The 12th Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW)
c/o Prof. Christine Ortega
Iligan Institute of Technology (IIT)
Iligan City