January 21, 2008

UP ICW hosts Man Asian Literary Prize executive director in lecture, discussion

The UP Institute of Creative Writing will host Peter Gordon, Executive Director of the Man Asian Literary Prize. The event will be at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, January 24 at the AV Room, 2nd floor, Rizal Hall (Faculty Center), UP Diliman. Gordon will be in the country to promote the prize among Filipino writers and to speak on “International Opportunities for Filipino Writers.”

The Man Asian—informally known as the “Asian Booker”—was established in 2006 and recognizes the best unpublished novel in English or English translation by an Asian. Dr. Jose Dalisay Jr.’s novel Soledad’s Sister made the shortlist of the inaugural prize, which drew 243 entries from all over Asia. The deadline for the 2008 Man Asian is March 31.

Gordon will speak about the prize and on literary publishing in Asia in general. The UP ICW is inviting all interested writers, translators, publishers, teachers, and students to attend the lecture-discussion, which will also feature Dr. Dalisay and fellow novelist and columnist Alfred “Krip” Yuson.

Peter Gordon is a founder and former Director of the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival (held each March in Hong Kong), founder and editor of the Asian Review of Books, and publisher at Chameleon Press. He writes a weekly column in the Hong Kong daily The Standard and is chairman of the Russian Interest Group at the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

For more details on the Prize: http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/. For details on the lecture, contact Eva Cadiz at 922-1830.

Tag: EVENTS

January 21, 2008

Be one of the 15 fellows with multi-awarded writers Iyas Writing Worshop

Applicants should submit original work: either 6 poems, 2 short stories, or 2 one- act plays using pseudonym, in five (5) computer-encoded hard copies of entries, font size 12, bound or fastened, in separated 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 a short resume, which
must be mailed on or before March 14, 2008.

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.

The panelists will be Dr. Carlo Bautista, Ms. Genevieve Asenjo, Dr. Marjorie Evasco, Prof. Danny Reyes, Dr. Elsie Coscolluela and Dr. Antonio Tan. The workshop proper is on April 20-26, 2008 at the Balay Kalinungan Complex, University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City.

It is sponsored by: the University of St. La Salle, the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, the Benvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center, De La Salle University, and Negrence Studies Development Center.

For submissions and inquiries, email: glofuentes2003@usls.edu or glofuentes2003@yahoo.com; or mail

Dr. Gloria Fuentes Asst. Vice
President for Academic Affairs Office
University of St. La Salle
La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City

Tag: WORKSHOPS

January 21, 2008

UST-CCWS now accepting applicants for its writers workshop

The University of Santo Tomas Center for Creative Writing and Studies (UST-CCWS) is now accepting manuscripts for the 9th UST-CCWS National Writers Workshop to be held in Baguio City this summer. The workshop is open to writers who have not been awarded fellowships to any national writers workshop.

Entries should consist of six poems, or three short stories, or three creative non-fiction pieces in either English or Filipino. They must be submitted in five copies (one original) in short bond paper, together with a soft copy in MS Word format stored in a CD or a diskette. In lieu of the applicant’s name, a pen name should appear in the manuscript. In a separate legal envelope (marked with the applicant's pen name, the category and genre he/she has joined) should contain his/her resume with complete contact details, a 2x2 ID photo, and a certification duly signed by an institution/company senior that the manuscript is authentic. Entries can be mailed or hand delivered to UST-CCWS, 1st Floor, St. Raymund’s Bldg, University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila.

The panel of critics is composed of the UST-CCWS staff which include Dr. Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta (director); Dr. Cirilo Bautista (senior associate); Eros Atalia, Carlomar Arcangel Daoana and Manolito Sulit (junior associates for poetry). For this year, they will be joined by guest panelists who are themselves established writers.

Fifteen fellowships are available. Writers from the Dominican network of schools, colleges and universities are encouraged to apply. Deadline is on February 29. Interested parties may call 406-1611 loc. 8281 (Tuesday to Saturday), text 0915-3228404 or e-mail aldimalanta@gmail.com.

Tag: WORKSHOPS

January 21, 2008

Alitaptap membership application open

Have you attended the ARTIST workshop (Acting ad Reading Techinques in STory Telling) of Alitaptap Storytellers Philippines? Do you have spare time to do volunteer work with Alitaptap Storytellers? Would you like to be an official member of Alitaptap? Are you willing to attend a once a month meeting with the following activities?

a. Storytelling Tip for the month (learn from this)
b. Story Performances (Watch two stories being performed or you perform)
c. Ongoing/Upcoming Projects (Lead or be a part of a project)
d. Booking for Performance (Sign in as a volunteer performer)
e. Bonding activities

Are you willing to be an official member of Alitaptap?

If you say yes to all these, come and join us on February 9 for membership orientation at The National Library from 8:30 am -12:00 nn.

If you have not attended the ARTIST workshop, you may come and attend to orientation too. However you need to attend our next workshop to be officially registered as a member.

Please pass this email to your friends who may be interested. For queries and confirmation, please contact us at 0917-5392630, or email us at alitaptap_storytellers@yahoo.com or log on to www.storytellersphilippines.com.

Tag: NEWS

January 13, 2008

UP ICW sponsors Read or Die Workshop with Maria Isabel Garcia

The UP Institute of Creative Writing in cooperation with Powerbooks and Read Or Die present the second series of Write Or Die: Writers Write lecture-workshops. The discussions will be held every weekend from November 2007 to February 2008 in different Powerbooks branches and will be moderated by some of the best writers in the country. The purpose of the workshops is to promote the Gawad Likhaan: The University of the Philippines Centennial Literary Prize.

The workshops will have four areas: Fiction (November 2007-December 2007), Non-Fiction (January 2008), and Poetry (February 2008).

Maria Isabel Garcia, winner of the 2007 National Book Awards for Essay for her book "Science Solitaire" (Ateneo Press) and acclaimed science columnist of the Philippine Star, will kickstart the Non-Fiction series on January 12, 2008 (Saturday) in Powerbooks Greenbelt from 2PM to 4PM with a discussion on science writing. The talk is free and open to the public.

For more details please contact Read Or Die at readordie.ph@gmail.com or visit http://write-or-die.org.

Tag: EVENTS

January 13, 2008

Lesbian anthology to be launched

There has long been a clamor for published lesbian literature and art whispered among us. "Where are the lesbians?" friends from all over the country ask. Well, here they are. And it is long overdue.

"People are saying that lesbians in the Philippines need to be more 'out there', meaning be more represented in the media and claim a space for themselves," says one Lunduyan ng Sining core member. "To a certain extent, we agree."

By establishing the organization, Lunduyan ng Sining hopes that this problem will be resolved. "It is extremely exciting! We have never seen so much lesbian work rush in. Now that they have a venue to showcase their talents to an audience who can relate, there's no stopping them."

It is very exciting indeed. Last year, Lunduyan ng Sining held three successful events specifically for this cause. The affairs successfully catapulted underground lesbian bands, performers, photographers, artists, writers, poetry-readers and film makers to be known to a wider audience. "There is so much potential," one LNS member quickly follows-up. "We have so much projects ahead of us, we don't know where to start."

But apparently, they have started a cult following, which led to their very first project. What These Hands Can Do, the Lunduyan ng Sining Lesbian Literary and Art Folio, is a compilation of some of the best lesbian written and artistic works collated by the tireless LNS members. The folio is unpretentious and baring- it features stories of love and lesbian life from high school students to single mothers to 2-time Palanca winners. "We wanted people who read the book to see life through different lesbian eyes. We want to show that we go through the same struggles as heterosexual people do, and we have the same talents and skills and capabilities, maybe even more."

What These Hands Can Do will be launched by Lunduyan ng Sining in partnership with RADAR Pridewear on February 8, 2008 at A-Venue , Sct., Tuazon cor. Timog, Quezon City, 7 PM. The launch will feature explosive raffles, games, prizes, performances and a dance party. Copies of the book will be for sale. Guests can witness and experience this once-in-a-lifetime milestone in Philippine lesbian efforts for a minimal fee of Php200 inclusive of one free drink.

They are also pre-selling the book for a discounted price of Php230 (regular price is Php250) and a book-and-launch package of Php380 (regular price is Php450). For more information, visit their website at lunduyanngsining.multiply.com, or send them an email at lunduyanngsining@gmail.com.

Tag: BOOK LAUNCH

January 12, 2008

Panawagan para sa mga Kontribusyon para sa Malay

Dr. Fanny A. Garcia, Editor
Prof. Winton Lou G. Ynion, Tagapamahalang Editor

Ang Malay, isang interdisiplinaryong journal na peer-reviewed ng Pamantasang De La Salle (DLSU) – Maynila, ay tumatanggap ng mga lathalain tungkol sa mga usapin at dalumat kaugnay ng wika, kultura, at midya sa/ng Filipino. Ang panawagang ito para sa tatlong isyu sa taong 2008.

Ang tema ng nasabing dalawang isyu ay suporta sa limang pangunahing tuon sa riserts na inilatag ni Bro. Armin Luistro, FSC, presidente ng Sistemang DLSU: kapaligiran (environment), pamamahala (governance), kabataang nasa panganib (youth at risk), globalisasyon at teknolohiya (globalization and technology), at pagsugpo sa kahirapan (poverty alleviation). Sa limang ito, ang tuon muna ay ang mga sumusunod:

Pamilyang Filipino at Kabataang nasa Panganib
Ikalawa’t Huling Panawagan para sa mga Kontribusyon
Dedlayn: Enero 31, 2007

Abril 2008

Mga panukalang paksa: pamilyang transnasyonal, mga pamilya at kabataan sa iba’t ibang midya, mga nakaambang ‘panganib’ sa pamilya at kabataang Filipino, panitikan/naratibong pambata tungkol sa pamilya, ang Internet at ang pamilya’t kabataan, pang-aabuso sa kabataan (pisikal, sekswal, verbal, at emosyonal), isyu ng paggawa sa kabataan, art therapy sa mga kabataang nasalanta ng ‘panganib’, ang kabataan at kulturang fastfood, ang Enchanted Kingdom at ang kabataan, ang pamilya at ang AIDS, ang premarital sex at family planning, at iba pang katulad na paksa.

Pagsugpo sa kahirapan at Publikong pamamahala
Unang Panawagan para sa mga Kontribusyon
Dedlayn: Pebrero 25, 2007

Agosto 2008
Guest Editor: Dr. Antonio P. Contreras

Mga panukalang paksa: dalumat ng dusa/hirap/tiis sa kulturang Filipino, mga biktima ng trahedya, diskurso sa mga likha/akdang sining tungkol sa kahirapan, mga panukala para maagpawan ang kahirapan, ang mga game show at ang konsepto ng suwerte, ang cooperative at ang kultura ng pag-iimpok, ang OFW at ang iskema ng pamumuhunan sa Pilipinas, politikal na iconograpiya sa iba’t ibang midya, diskurso sa mga poverty alleviation program ng gobyerno, at iba pang katulad na paksa.

Kalikasan, ekolohiya at turismo
Unang Panawagan para sa mga Kontribusyon
Deadline: Abril 30, 2007

Disyembre 2008

Mga panukalang paksa: araling pangkalikasan at pangekolohiya; mga isyu hinggil sa kalikasan tulad ng pangangalaga, konserbasyon at pagtataguyod; ang kalikasan sa bansa at sa komunidad; legal, pulitikal at pang-ekonomiyang implikasyon ng mga isyung pangkalikasan; kamalayan sa kapaligirang luntian o green environment dito sa at sa buong mundo; global warming at iba pang panganib pangkalikasan; pagpaplano’t pagkilalang pang-ekolohiya; kalinangan at ang kalikasan at ekolohiyang Filipino; eko-kritisimo at mga dalumat na pampanitikan at pangkultura; kalikasan, ekolohiya at turismo sa media; ang wika ng/sa kalikasan, ekolohiya at turismo, at at iba pang katulad na paksa.

Impormasyon para sa mga Kontribyutor

1. Ang mga papel (riserts, artikulo, revyu) ay kailangang nasusulat sa Filipino. Kailangang hindi pa nailalathala o naisumite para sa konsiderasyon sa ibang publikasyon o journal.

2. Isang 200-250 salitang abstrak ang hinihiling na kalakip sa papel na may 5,000 hanggang 7,000 salita (25-40 pahina). Hindi na kailangan ang abstrak sa revyu na may maximum na 3,000 salita.

3. Ang papel ay kailangang kompyuterisado sa maikling bond paper na may isang pulgadang palugit sa lahat ng bahagi, double-spaced, gamit ang font na times new roman at may laking 12-puntos, at maayos na naidokumento gamit ang MLA Fifth Edition. Kailangang minimal ang mga dulong tala.

4. Kung sakaling may larawan o ilustrasyong bahagi ng submisyon, ang file ay kailangang nasa format na jpeg. Hinihiling ang malinaw na kopya. Kailangan ding may kapsyon at karampatang pagkilala sa pinaghiraman o may-ari/maylikha ng larawan/ilustrasyon.

5. Ang pangalan ng awtor, adres, adres-email, at iba pang mahahalagang kontak ay kailangang nakasulat sa hiwalay na papel. Anumang pagkakilanlan sa identidad ng awtor ay kailangang wala sa manuskrito.

6. Tatlong kopya ng papel ang kailangang isumite (kasama ang soft copy sa diskette o cd). Ang isang kopya ay sa patnugutan habang ang dalawa ay ibibigay sa mga referee.

Maipapadala ang submisyon kina Dr. Fanny A. Garcia, editor, at Prof. Winton Lou G. Ynion, tagapamahalang editor, William Hall 401, Departamento ng Filipino, Pamantasang De La Salle – Maynila, 2401, Taft, Maynila. Tinatanggap din ang mga submisyon sa pamamagitan ng email sa garciafa@dlsu.edu.ph at ynionw@dlsu.edu.ph. Para sa iba pang impormasyon, maaaring tumawag sa Departamento ng Filipino sa (632) 524-4611 loc 509 at 552.

Tag: PUBLICATIONS

January 11, 2008

KUTING (Kuwentista ng mga Tsikiting) workshops presents The Art of the Magic Weavers

Resource persons: Dr. Luis Gatmaitan, Prof. Heidi Abad and Ms. Lara Saguisag
When and where: January 12, 2008 , Room 204, College of Education , Benitez Hall, U.P. Diliman.

Dr. Gatmaitan, TOYM and Palanca Hall of Fame awardee will talk about the life of a writer whose audience are children and young adults. Though glamorized and sometimes, sanitized, writing for children is not what it seems to be. Learn from "Tito Dok's" experiences as he recounts his humble beginnings as reader and writer for children. Indeed, the road to Palanca glory is not strewn with rose petals.

Prof. Heidi Emily Eusebio-Abad, award-winning author and teacher of children's literature at UP Diliman, will provide a basic lecture on the writing process and how it can be practically applied on writing for children. She will also share her expertise and experience as writer, teacher and judge in many story writing contests that may fuel one's desire to take on the challenging but exciting task of weaving magic for the young reader.

Ms. Lara Saguisag, award-winning author, KUTING founding member and a Rutgers University Presidential scholar (PhD in Childhood Studies), will show participants the bedrock of poetry writing for children. Be prepared as she wields rhyme and reason to weave a tapestry of magical words in free verse and metered poems.

There will also be a "Writers' Rigodon" wherein participants will get the chance to interact with KUTING writers who have published a children's book or two. It's like speed dating but with writers for children this time. Ask questions and discuss issues with KUTING writers as they in return, interface with more mature readers and other professionals.

Workshop Fee: Php1,000.
For details, pls. contact AGAY (09178116961) or ZARAH (09209602884) or email them at the ff. addresses: zarah.gagatiga@gmailcom; allanera@yahoo.com

Tag: WORKSHOPS

January 11, 2008

4th Annual Romeo Forbes Storywriting Competition

This year's contest is based on anoriginal, as yet untitled, oil on canvas painting by Joy Mallari. In addition to P30,000.00 in cash and a trophy, the winning author will also see his/her story rendered and published as a full color children's book.

To see the rules and join the contest, please visit CANVAS' official blog at http://www.lookingforjuan.com.

Tag: CONTESTS

January 3, 2008

Call for submissions for 100 Kwentong Peyups

As part of UP's 100th year celebration, we are putting together '100 Kwentong Peyups', a series of columns which will appear in PDI and Philippine Star throughout the year. We invite all past students of any of the University of the Philippines' units to submit their stories. Submissions should:

1. Be a maximum of 1,000 words
2. Be a personal experience and written in the 1st person
3. Emotionally engaging---funny, sad, scary, etc.
4. Make the connection between the story and a life lesson that serves you well today
5. If possible, please include an old photo/scanned memento

Please include your name, College or Unit and Course, and year you entered UP as well as your email address. If you remember your Student Number, even better.

Send your submissions to: 100kwentongpeyups@campaignsandgrey.net. You will be notified via email if your story has been selected for publication or for use in other Centennial celebrations.

Submissions will be accepted starting January 1, 2008.

Please feel free to forward this to UP alumni who might be interested or re-post this in your blogs.

Tag: PUBLICATIONS

January 3, 2008

New Bikol poetry book launched

Antisipasyon asin iba pang mga rawitdawit sa Bikol asin Ingles (Anticipation and other poems in Bikol and English), a new collection of poems by Vox Bikol columnist and Ateneo de Naga faculty member Victor Dennis T. Nierva was launched on December 20, 2007 at the Instructional Media Center of the Ateneo de Naga University.

The launch was punctuated by readings of poems from the collection by the likes of Dr. Paz Verdades M. Santos, the foremost critic of Bikol literature, who read the title poem "Antisipasyon." Other readers were Dr. Ronald Elicay, Prof. Adonis Rugeria, Prof. Jose Federico Lagdameo, Mr. Noli Ayo, and several creative writing students of Ateneo de Naga.

Bikolano poets H. Francisco V. Peñones, Jr. and Kristian S. Cordero meanwhile read their reviews of Antisipasyon during the launch. Peñones praised Nierva's "characteristic silent footprints" throughout the collection, while Cordero called the collection a "sensitive and heartfelt examination of (Nierva's) own Bikol; neglected, lost, and exploited."

Antisipasyon is a collection of sixty-seven poems in Bikol with translations in English by the author and other noted Bikolano poets such as Marne L. Kilates and Frank Peñones Jr.

Tag: BOOK LAUNCH

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