March 27, 2006

2006 GAWAD LUMBERA PARA SA KRITISISMONG PAMPANITIKAN

Mga Tuntunin ng Patimpalak

Bukas ang timpalak sa pagsulat ng kritisismong pampanitikan mula 15 Marso hanggang 15 Abril 2006 sa pagtataguyod ng Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, Programa Lumbera at ng Helenica Foundation. Para sa unang taon, bukas ang patimpalak sa lahat ng mga gradwadong mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Diliman.

Ang paksa ng panunuring pampanitikan para sa taong ito ay ang Hibik at Himagsik nina Victoria Lactaw. Maaaring makakuha ng kopya ng libretto at cd ng musika nito sa tanggapan ng DFPP.

Ang bilang ng kopyang kailangang isumite ay apat-isang orihinal at tatlong kopya. Isang lahok lamang ang tatanggapin bawat indibidwal. Hindi dapat kulangin sa 20 pahina at di higit sa 30 pahina ang panunuri. Ang bawat lahok ay kailangang makinilyado o kompyuterisado, may 2 o dobleng espasyo sa bond paper na may sukat na 81/2 x 11, at may palugit na isang pulgada sa itaas, ibaba at magkabilang tabi. Huwag ring kalilimutang lagyan ng bilang ng pahina ang papel. Maaaring gamitin ang alinman sa mga font na Times New Roman, Garamond o Book Antiqua at font size 12. Kilangan ding magsumite ng isang soft copy ng lahok na papel.

Ang mga lahok ay hindi dapat magtaglay ng tunay na pangalan at adres ng kalahok.Gumamit lamang ng sagisag-panulat sa papel. Kailangan ding sagutan ng kalahok ang Opisyal na Pormularyo ng Paglahok at ipaloob ito kasama ang resume sa isang saradong sobre (legal size).

Ang lahat ng lahok ay maaaring isumite sa DFPP, 2 nd Floor Bulwagang Rizal, KAL, UP Diliman na hindi lalampas sa ika-5:00 ng hapon ng 15 Abril 2006.

Bagamat mananatiling pag-aari pa rin ng kalahok ang mga nagwaging papel, magkakaroon ng karapatan ang DFPP at Programa Lumbera na ilathala ito sa mga akmang pagkakataon (hal. maaari itong ilagay sa website ng PL). Dapat ding kilalanin ng kalahok ang Gawad Lumbera sa anumang publikasyon ng naturang papel.

Ang Opisyal na Pormularyo ng Paglahok ay maaaring makuha sa DFPP.

Ang mga gantimpala sa patimpalak ay gaya ng mga sumusunod:

• Unang Gantimpala Php 5,000 at Sertipiko
• Pangalawang Gantimpala Php 3,000 at Sertipiko
• Pangatlong Gantimpala Php 2,000 at Sertipiko

Ang pasya ng inampalan ay pangwakas at di maipaghahabol.

Ipahahayag ang mga nagwagi sa katapusan ng Abril. Samantala, mag-abang naman ng anunsiyo ukol sa programa ng parangal sa mga nagwagi.

Para sa iba pang impormasyon, tumawag sa telepono blg. 9244899 at hanapin si Alwin Aguirre, Jayson Petras, U Elizerio o Ate Ma rie. Makipag-ugnayan din sa DFPP.

March 23, 2006

Call for Submissions - Feminist Anthology
Doing it in Strange Places... And Making Change: Young Women Fighting for Social Justice

A commonly asked question at social justice events is, "What can I do to get more involved?" This question is usually answered in one of three ways: send money, call politicians, and volunteer.

Unfortunately, none of these foster a sense of investment in an issue or offer solutions for how to be personally involved in solving the injustices in the world. It also doesn't account for the lack of time, money and resources that these three answers require. What if we could just incorporate our politics into our every day lives, particularly into our seemingly apolitical jobs/careers?

In fact, that is just what most activists do.

In this anthology, we want to hear from young women from all walks of life who have found creative ways to use their passion (from writing to banking to computer programming to being a homemaker) as an outlet for social justice activism. We seek to create an anthology that makes activism more accessible and inspire others to use the resources that they have to contribute to social justice. Changing the world won't happen over night, so let's share our daily successes and strategies for making all of our visions of a better world possible. Tell us what worked and what didn't because all experiences are valuable. We want to be sure multiple voices and perspectives are represented in the anthology.

Writers of all experience levels are encouraged to submit work. All work must be original and should not be published elsewhere.

Submission Guidelines

* We prefer to have submissions sent via email in a Word or Rich Text Format document to mandy_vandeven@yahoo.com with "Doing it in Strange Places" in the subject line.

Otherwise, submissions can be mailed to:

Mandy Van Deven
955 Metropolitan Ave, #4R
Brooklyn, NY 11211 USA

* If you would like your submission returned to you, please include a SASE.

* Word count: 2,500 - 5,000

* All submissions require your name, address, phone number, email address, and a short bio. Submissions should be received by May 1, 2006.

Please direct any questions you may have to mandy_vandeven@yahoo.com

March 23, 2006

World Bank International Essay Competition 2006

The World Bank through the ASEAN Secretariat announces the opening of the International Essay Competition 2006. This year's theme is on youth's experiences and ideas on community work and participation in public life.

The topics for the essay are:

. How do you solve problems?
. How do you influence decision making?

The essay should not be longer than 10 pages (4,000 words maximum), 1.5 line spaced and each essay should be accompanied by an abstract. The submission deadline is on April 2, 2006.

The competition is open to participants between 18-25 years of age, and not eligible for students who are currently taking Ph. D. courses. The full details of the rules are available at www.essaycompetition.org.

March 21, 2006

Call for Papers/Submissions to the Silliman Journal
Volume No. 47 Issue No. 2, 2006

Silliman Journal is now accepting submission of papers to be published in volume 47 number 2 2006. The forthcoming issue will focus on the impact of the Electronic Age on the humanities and sciences.

The issue aims to define the responses and accommodations of the disciplines to the unavoidable impact of the Internet and related technology. Papers may dwell on various issues such as Constructing Identity in the Computer Age (cybersexuality, cyberpsychology, cultural identity in cyberspace), Building Community in the Electronic Age (cellphone culture, virtual community, electronic democracy, the Global Village, e-business), and Seeking and Creating Knowledge in the Information Age (hypertext literature, cyberspace in literature, the electronic classroom, the Internet's impact on research and research skills, information overload, owning and sharing knowledge, robotics).

The deadline for submission is 31 May 2006.

Please submit either three (3) word-processed, double-spaced hard copies on good quality paper to

Mr. Ian Rosales Casocot
Department of English and Literature
College of Arts and Sciences
1/F Katipunan Hall
Silliman University
6200 Dumaguete City
Negros Oriental, Philippines

A diskette copy of the paper, formatted in MS Word 6.0 should accompany the submitted hard copy. Or you can email the manuscript as an MS Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) attachment to icasocot@gmail.com.

The submitted paper should also contain an Abstract. A cover letter, with an attached bionote of one paragraph, will be appreciated.

The manuscript submitted for publication should not have been previously published, nor currently being considered for publication elsewhere. At the time of submission, the contributor should indicate if a modified version of the manuscript is being considered for publication elsewhere. Silliman Journal and the individual authors hold the copyright to the published articles.

Silliman Journal generally welcomes contributions in all fields from both Philippine and foreign scholars, but papers should preferably have some relevance to the Philippines, Asia, or the Pacific.

All submissions are refereed. Articles should be products of research, taken in its broadest sense. Authors are advised to keep in mind that the Silliman Journal has a general and international readership, and to structure their papers accordingly.

Silliman Journal also welcomes the submission of "Notes," which generally are briefer and more tentative than full-length articles. Reports on work in progress, queries, updates, reports of impressions rather than research, responses to the works of others, even reminiscences are appropriate here. Book reviews and review articles will also be considered for publication.

Manuscripts should conform to the conventions of format and style exemplified in a typical issue of Silliman Journal. Whenever possible, citations should appear in the body of the paper, holding footnotes to a minimum. Documentation of sources should be discipline-based. Pictures or illustrations will be accepted only when absolutely necessary. All articles must be accompanied by an abstract and must use gender-fair language.

March 21, 2006

A Call for Pinoy HAIKU
The All-Filipino Haiku Contest in Commemoration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Year 2006

Theme: "Pinoy Haiku: Verses for Mother Nature"

Contest Rules:

•  The message of the haiku must deal with appreciation of the environment, love of nature, care for the ecology, or a commentary on the natural world.

•  Contestants should be Filipino citizens living in the Philippines or abroad.

•  Entries may be in Filipino or English.

•  In Filipino, haiku must be in 7-5-7 syllables. The lines may use any of the following rhyme schemes: a-a-a, a-b-a, a-a-b, a-b-b, or a-b-c.

•  The Filipino haiku entry must be accompanied by a free or direct English translation below the page.

•  In English, the 5-7-5 syllables should be observed with or without a rhyme scheme.

•  A maximum of two (2) haiku entries are allowed per contestant.

•  Submissions may be done by mail, e-mail, or fax. Please use the free downloadable Entry Form at this website: http:// www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp for submission through the Embassy of Japan.

•  If submitted by mail , entries should be printed by computer or typewritten (12-point font size) on the E ntry F orms. Please accomplish three (3) copies of the Entry Form.

•  If submitted via e-mail , entries must be in a Word Document file and sent as an attachment. A scanned signature is required in the entry form. If this is not possible, send one (1) accomplished Entry Form with your signature by mail or fax.

•  If submitted by fax , entries should be printed by computer or typewritten (12-point font size) on the E ntry F orms.

•  Two (2) haiku per Entry Form should be observed. Do not put any distinguishing mark on your entries.

•  Please avoid fancy, hard-to-read typefaces, use the 12-point font size .

•  Please send your entries to:

Mail to: Japan Information and Cultural Center

Embassy of Japan
2627 Roxas Boulevard Pasay City 1300, Philippines

Fax to: ( 632) 551-5784

E -mails to : jicc-mnl@japanembassy.ph or jiccmanila@yahoo.com

•  Plagiarized haiku, previously-published haiku or haiku closely similar to previously published haiku will automatically be disqualified. Entries should not be submitted to other contests or publications.

•  Entries will be considered the property of the Embassy of Japan and the organizers and therefore will not be returned. Copyright of the works remain with the author but the latter grants, assigns and transfers into the Embassy of Japan and the organizers the right to publish any of the entries as it may deem at its discretion, without necessity of any payment other than the prize which may have been awarded to the winning entries.

•  The works must show literary merit and social significance. Only haiku entries that passed the criteria for evaluation of the judges will be published. The decision of the Judges is final.

•  Winning entries will appear in "The Japan Bulletin" (The official publication of the Embassy of Japan); "The Booklet of Winning Works, Pinoy Haiku Contest" of the UST press publication; and on the Internet.

Deadline of submission: Not later than Friday, June 2nd, 2006. Your entry must be postmarked or submitted on-line by this date.

Awards: Top three poems and ten honorable mentions.

Announcement of Winning Works: Winners will be notified on Friday, July 7th, 2006 . The judges will comment on the winning works at the Awarding Ceremony.

Awarding Ceremony: The ceremony is scheduled on Friday, July 28th, 2006 at the Graduate School, UST, Manila, Philippines.

For further inquiries, please contact:

Japan Information and Cultural Center
Embassy of Japan
2627 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City 1300, Philippines

telephone: (632) 551-5710
fax: (632) 551-5784
e-mails: jicc-mnl@japanembassy.ph or jiccmanila@yahoo.com
website: www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp

In coordination with: THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Working Committee:

Mr. Rey de Vera, Coordinator, UST Haiku Group reydvra@yahoo.com
Mr. Benjie Torralba, Assistant Coordinator benjie_torralba@yahoo.com

Entry Form: Please use the entry form available here. Photocopied entry forms will be accepted.

March 21, 2006

2006 International Essay Contest for Young People

Sponsored by The Goi Peace Foundation and The World Peace Prayer Society
(UNESCO's Partners for the International Decade of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World)
Endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education
Supported by Japan Airlines

The United Nations has designated 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World." Not only should young people benefit from this global movement, but they should be empowered to play a leading role in the creation of a culture of peace. The theme of this year's International Essay Contest is "Learning to live together: promoting tolerance and diversity in globalized societies." Young people from around the world are invited to submit their creative ideas on this theme.


* Theme:

Children's Category
"Learning to live together: promoting tolerance and diversity in globalized societies" -- In our modern world, people of different nationality, race or religion often find themselves living and working side by side. How can peoples of diverse cultures and backgrounds live together peacefully? How can young people contribute to the creation of dynamic and harmonious multicultural societies? What kind of projects can you start to achieve this goal?

Youth Category
"Learning to live together: promoting tolerance and diversity in globalized societies" -- Ignorance, exclusion, discrimination, and a lack of social integration of foreigners and immigrants within the main society may become causes of deep frustration and explosive violent clashes among young people as seen in different parts of the world. How can peoples of diverse cultures and backgrounds live together peacefully? How can young people contribute to the creation of dynamic and harmonious multicultural societies? Formulate your ideas for a project or initiative to achieve this goal.

* Guidelines:

1.    Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old in one of the following age categories:

a) Children (ages up to 14) b) Youth (ages 15 - 25)

2.    Essays must be typed or printed in English, Spanish, German or French.

Children's category: 800 words or less
Youth category: 1000 words or less

3.    Essays must have a cover page indicating (1) category (Children or Youth) (2) essay title (3) your name (4) present address (5) phone number (6) fax number (7) e-mail address (8) nationality (9) age as of June 30, 2006 (10) sex (11) school name and grade. Teachers and youth directors may submit a collection of essays from their class or group. Please enclose a list of participants' names and the name and contact information of the submitting teacher or director.
(Entries missing any of the above information will not be considered.)
4.    Entries may be submitted by postal mail or e-mail.
5.    Essays must be original and unpublished.
6.    Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays are not accepted.
7.    Copyright of the essays entered will be assigned to the sponsor.

* Deadline:    Entries must be received by June 30, 2006 .  

Winners will be announced in November 2006 on the Goi Peace Foundation web site ( http://www.goipeace.or.jp ). Winners will also be notified.

* Awards:    The following awards will be given in the ChildrenÅfs category and Youth category respectively:

1st Prize:    Certificate and prize of 100,000 Yen (approx. US$900)  ... 1 entrant
2nd Prize:    Certificate and prize of 50,000 Yen (approx. US$450)  ... 2 entrants
3rd Prize:    Certificate and gift  ... 5 entrants
Honorable Mention:  Certificate and gift  ... 25 entrants
All entrants will receive a certificate.
(Certificates, prizes and gifts will be mailed to the entrants by the end of the year.)

1st prize winners will be invited to the award ceremony and the International Youth Forum to be held in Tokyo, Japan in November 2006.
(Travel expenses will be covered by the sponsor.)

* Please send your entries to:

International Essay Contest c/o The Goi Peace Foundation
1-4-5 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093  Japan
E-mail: essay@goipeace.or.jp

March 15, 2006

SEMINAR-WORKSHOPS ON TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING IN FILIPINO AND ENGLISH

LIKHAAN: The UP Institute of Creative Writing and the UP Baguio College of Arts & Communications will hold a three-day seminar-workshops for college and high-school teachers who teach Creative Writing or use literary works in teaching their subjects. The seminar-workshop will be held at the UP Baguio Multipurpose Hall, 4 - 6 April 2006.

The seminar-workshop will be conducted by the Associates of LIKHAAN: The UP Institute of Creative Writing who are also part of the Teaching Staff of the 45 th UP National Writers Workshop at Pines View Hotel, Baguio City, 1-8 April 2006. University Professor Emeritus Gémino H. Abad will deliver a paper on the teaching of Creative Writing and its importance in the development of Philippine literature. A panel of writers and teachers from Baguio City, to be led by poet Francis Macansantos, will discuss writing literature from the Cordilleras. The Associates of the Institute will facilitate workshops on the short story, poetry and creative nonfiction in both English and Filipino. A public forum on the creativity of the Filipino writer will feature National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario, Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera and UP Mindanao Chancellor Ricardo de Ungria.

The seminar-workshops are duly accredited by the Commission on Higher Education and delegates will be awarded certificates of participation and attendance.

For more information, please call or fax 922-1830.

March 14, 2006

Dumaguete Workshop now accepting applications

Applications for fellowship to the 45 th edition of the national Writers Workshop in Dumaguete City are being accepted until March 31.

National artist for Literature Edith L. Tiempo, workshop director, announced that the summer sessions are to be held from May 8 to 27.

Application letters should be addressed to Dr. Tiempo, second floor, CAP Bldg., Rizal Blvd., Dumaguete City together with a resume, two 1x2 photos of the applicant, and manuscripts in English in any of the following genres, with respective quantity: three to five short stories, seven to ten poems, three to five creative non-fiction essays or two one-act plays.

The manuscripts can be sent as hard copy but should also be accompanied by a disk copy, preferable in MA Word, plus a certification that the works are original, and a recommendation letter from a professor of literature or creative writing or a writer of distinction.

Fellowships cover board and lodging and a modest stipend for the duration of the workshop, as well as partial reimbursement of travel fare.

Writers who have already received fellowships in other national workshops for this year are enjoined to apply at another time.

March 13, 2006  

Ateneo Writers Workshop now accepting submissions

The Ateneo Institute for Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP) is now accepting applications to the sixth Ateneo National Writers Workshop to be held in October 23-28.

Applicants must submit a portfolio of any one of the following in Filipino or in English: five poems, three short stories, or two one-act plays, together with a title page indicating the author's pseudonym and a table of contents. The portfolio must be accompanied by a file of the document(s) saved in a diskette in rich text format (RTF).

All submissions must also include a sealed envelope containing the author's name, address, contact numbers, and a one-page bio data with 1x1 ID picture.

Address all entries to Dr. Benilda Santos, director, Ateneo National Writers Workshop c/o Filipino Department, Horacio de la Costa Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Deadline of submissions is August 4.

March 13, 2006

56th Palanca Awards open to entries

The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Foundation is now accepting entries for the 56th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. Entries will be accepted until 12 midnight of April 30, 2006.

The theme for this year's Kabataan Informal Essay category is "Why I Would Want to Stay in the Philippines?" (English division), and "Kung Bakit Nais Ko'ng Manatili sa Pilipinas?" (Filipino division). The Kabataan Informal Essay is a special category open to persons below 18 years of age. Palanca awardees who have won four first prizes in this category are bestowed with the Kabataan Award of Distinction. 

The Short Story category is open in English, Filipino and the Regional Languages (Hiligaynon, Iluko, Cebuano). The Futuristic Fiction, Short Story for Children, Essay, Poetry, One-act Play and
Full-length Play categories are open in the English and Filipino divisions. The Teleplay and Screenplay categories are open only in the Filipino division. 

Entries may be submitted in person or sent by courier service to Carlos Palanca Foundation, 6th Floor, CPJ Building, 105 C. Palanca Jr. St., Legaspi Village, Makati City. All entries submitted via e-mail should be transmitted not later than midnight of April 30.

Entries should be in Rich Text Format or a Word Document File and should be sent as an attachment, together with the author's bio-data and an original copy of the notarized authorization form. 

March 7, 2006

New Landicho Book To Be Launched By UP and Ateneo

Fictionist and UP professor Domingo G. Landicho will have his new collection of stories- Bathaluman -launched on March 13, 8-12 am at the Pulungang Recto, Bulwagang Rizal, UP Diliman, Quezon City. The event will be held right after a poem reciting contest named after the author, or the Landichohan 2006.

The UP Department of Filipino, the Ateneo de Manila University Press, and the UP Office of the Initiative for Culture and the Arts sponsor the affair. Expected guest include UP President Emerlinda Roman, Ateneo Press Director Maricor Baytion, and Iluko writer Reynaldo Duque.

The fourteen stories in Bathaluman have a strong streak of the fantastic in them, thus can certainly entice the reader's imagination. These span more than four decades of the author's writing career and may explain the rich range of subjects, from religion to art, from dreams to prejudice, and more.

For details, call 929-0113 and 924-4899.

March 7, 2006

The 1^st JesCom Scriptwriting Competition

The Jesuit Communications Foundation is now accepting entries for the 1st JesCom Scriptwriting Competition. Open to all Filipino citizens of any age except regular employees of Jesuit Communications, the competition is a great opportunity for both budding and veteran scriptwriters to have their scripts produced, broadcasted and/or distributed.

THEME:

In order to qualify, the screenplay must have a Christian theme suitable for the Lenten or Christmas season i.e. family values, spiritual transformations, contemporary Christ stories, forgotten Filipino values, etc.

CATEGORIES:

SCREENPLAY
DOCUMENTARY PITCH

REQUIREMENT FOR SCREENPLAY:

-One-page synopsis, sequence treatment and character list;
-One (1) copy of screenplay, 80=150 pages of short bond, minimum of 40 sequences, with page number at the bottom and 1-inch margin on all sides, must not contain name, address and other markings;
-Must be original fiction and not have been entered in any other scriptwriting contest;

REQUIREMENT FOR DOCUMENTARY PITCH:

One (1) copy of concept paper containing a brief summary, rationale, sequence treatment and proposed budget;

-must have a maximum of 7 pages, short bond, with page number at the bottom and 1-inch margin on all sides,
-must not contain name, address and other markings;
-must be original and not have been entered in any other contest.

PRIZES:

2 winners in the SCREENPLAY category of Php30,000 each.
2 winners in the DOCUMENTARY PITCH category of Php20,000 each.

SUBMISSION

Submission of entries begins on February 27, 2006. The deadline of submission is on May 31, 2006. All entries must be submitted by messenger or mail to:

JESUIT COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION
Sonolux Building, Ateneo de Manila University
Loyola Heights, QC

All entries should be inside a long brown envelope with an accompanying white letter envelope containing the ENTRY FORM containing the name, address, and other information about the writer, and the RELEASE FORM at the lower portion of the form properly notarized.

Entry forms are available at the JesCom Office or can be downloaded at www.jesuits.ph/jescom .

JUDGING

Entries will be judged by media professionals. The judges have the

authority to determine that no entry is suitable as a winner in any category. Scripts may not be read in their entirety. Jescom has a right to hire other writers for the winning documentary pitches.

Finalists will be notified and information on attending the competition awards ceremony will be provided. The Awarding Ceremonies will be held on June 16, 2006 at the Jescom offices.

For further inquiries, please call 4265971-72 loc. 228. Deadline of submission is on May 31, 2006.

WINNING SCRIPTS WILL NOT BE RETURNED. COPYRIGHT WILL BE OWNED BY JESCOM.

March 6, 2006

3rd Juliana Arejola-Fajardo Workshop for Bikol Writing Now Open

Manuscripts are now welcome for the only regional creative writing workshop in the Bicol region. To be held in St. Louis de Marillac School of Pili on May 18-20, 2006, the workshop has the theme: "An Parasurat sa Nagbabagong Panahon: Nagpupublikar, Nadadalan, Nadadangog, Yaon sa Tahaw kan Kasiributan (The writer in the changing times: Published, Seen, Heard and in the Middle of Various Preoccupations)."

Bicolano writers, at least 16 years old, physically fit and able to participate in the pili tree-planting and other workshop activities may submit either 3 poems, 1 short-story or a one-act play written in any of the Bikol languages. English or Filipino manuscripts will be accepted but pieces written in the Bikol language will be given preference. Entries must be original, typewritten, double-spaced, on a short bond paper and submitted together with a bio-data containing the author's brief literary background. It must come with a diskette containing soft copy of the manuscript.

Entries sent by mail or courier must be received on or before April 30, 2006 and must be addressed to the: 3rd Juliana Arejola-Fajardo Workshop sa Pagsurat Bikol c/o The Arejola Foundation for Social Responsibility, 2nd Floor Dabu Building, Elias Angeles St., Naga City. Entries sent via e-mail must be in the form of a word document file sent as an attachment to: SurataBikol@gmail.com and tarusan22@ayahoo.com.

Leading Bicolano writers, all national prize-winners and past fellows to national writer's workshops, have signed up as panelists and lecturers.

For more information, contact Workshop Convenor Carlo Arejola at 09185718616 or 2006 Workshop Director Jose Jason L. Chancoco at 054-473-04-87.

--Mr. Jose Jason L. Chancoco

March 6, 2006

UP 1^st Advanced Scriptwriting Workshop

The UP Film Institute announces its first Advanced Scriptwriting Workshop starting on March 25 and continues every Saturday therein on April 1, 8, 22, 29 and ending on May 1 (6 Saturdays, 1-6pm). 

Targeting professional screenwriters or teleplay writers, this workshop goes beyond the basics in challenging participants to construct culturally meaningful subjects for their scripts. The workshop has been designed for experienced writers to cover the advanced topics: the grammar of the film narrative, time modes in rendering the narrative subject, blocking designs to structure the plot, rhetorical devices to articulate narrative arguments and various mechanisms to heighten dramatic scenes. 

The workshop will be conducted by multi-awarded screenwriter Armando "Bing" Lao who is also one of the jurors for this year's CINEMALAYA scriptwriting contest.  Among Mr. Lao's famous screenplays are "Tuhog" 2000 (Best Screenplay: Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, Philippine Movie Press Club),  "Pila Balde" 1999 (Best Screenplay: Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino and GOLD Award: 2000 Worldfest Film Festival, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.). He supervised several other screenplays (i.e. "Kubrador", 2006 Directed by Jeffrey Jeturian; "Masahista", 2005 Directed by Brillante Mendoza: Golden Leopard Winner, Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland to name a few) and teleplays (i.e. "Walang Bakas", 2002, Docudrama, GMA 7: Best Docudrama, Catholic Mass Media etc.).  He is also a professorial lecturer of the UP Film Institute.

Interested applicants may contact 9263640 or 9250286 ask for Laisa or email Bjorki71@yahoo.com for registration.

March 1, 2006

"Kaakuhan" CD Launch
In celebration of AGA's birth centenary

LIKHAAN: The U.P. Institute of Creative Writing, in cooperation with the UP Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, will launch a CD entitled — KAAKUHAN: Mga Tula ni AGA, Mga Tula kay AGA — of the poetical works of Alejandro G. Abadilla (AGA) — considered as the Father of Modern Poetry in Filipino. It will be held at the Pulungang Claro M. Recto, U.P. Diliman Q.C. on 10 March 2006 centenary of his birth — 9 a.m.-12 n.n. coinciding with the UP Portfolio Professorial Chair Lecture of Prof. Vim Nadera, U.P. I.C.W. Director, on Abadillismo.

AGA's poems, arranged chronologically, will be read as follows:

MGA TULA NI AGA

Bagong Taon (Roberto Añonuevo)
Adan (Romulo Baquiran Jr.)
Ito ang Awit Ko (Bayani Abadilla)
Erotika 4 (Jose Lacaba)
Ako ang Daigdig (Elynia Ruth Mabanglo)
Ako ang Daigdig (Khavn de la Cruz)
Talipapa (Ony Carcamo at Makatang Nonoy)
Awit sa Sarili (Bienvenido Lumbera)
Dilim, Mutyang Dilim (Mike Coroza)
Magsusupling Ako sa Iyong Kawalan (Vim Nadera)
Bangon Ka Na, Mutya (Benilda Santos)
Bangon Ka Na, Mutya (Virgilio Almario)
Sanaysay sa Tula (Lilia Q. Santiago)
Hindi Ako (Joi Barrios)
Banyuhay (Rafael Dante Cruz)
Parola (Rogelio Mangahas)
Hala, Umawit Ka (Malaya Abadilla)
Hindi Mo Ako Masasaktan (Rebecca Añonuevo)
Pasko Ko'y Sonatang Tinig Ma'y Wala Na (Teo Antonio)
Ilang Tanagabadilla (Malaya Abadilla, Bely Ygot, Vim Nadera, Snow Badua)

As a bonus, six of the readers paid tribute to AGA by writing poems for him:

MGA TULA KAY AGA

Tula sa Sanaysay (Lilia Q. Santiago)
Pagkatapos ng Almusal (Benilda Santos)
Tanaga Kay Abadilla (Romulo Baquiran Jr.)
Dilim (Mike Coroza)
Ako, Babae, Ibang Daigdig (Joi Barrios)
Bangon, Bangon, Abadilla (Rogelio Mangahas)

The UP ICW will mount an exhibit on AGA's body of work, pictures of his family and writers-friends & other memorabilia in coordination with University Librarian Salvación Arlante and her staff.

Individuals and offices who may have some such memorabilia may please send them as donations or gifts outright to the University Library.

March 1, 2006

Call For Submission: Publikasyon-Iglap ng mga Tula Hinggil sa State of National Emergency

Nananawagan kami sa lahat ng mga manunulat na magsumite ng kanilang mga tula (Filipino, Ingles, at iba pang wika - basta may kasamang salin sa Filipino o Ingles) para sa espesyal na isyu ng Publikasyong-Iglap tungkol sa papatinding represyong politikal (ala-Batas Militar) ng administrasyong Gloria Arroyo. Sa partikular, naghahanap kami ng mga tulang tumutuligsa at lumalaban sa idineklarang State of National Emergency ni Arroyo , kasunod ng iba pang anti-mamamayang polisiya ng gobyerno tulad ng Calibrated Pre-emptive Response, E-VAT, atbp. Ito ang susunod na lalamanin ng espesyal na isyu ng Publikasyong-Iglap na nakatakdang lumabas sa susunod na linggo.

Ang Publikasyon-Iglap ang kagyat na pagtugon ng mga manunulat hinggil sa kaganapan sa ating bansa. Nauna na na nitong inilathala ang Pakikiramay (2004, pagpugay sa mga biktima ng masaker sa Hacienda Luisita) at Truth and Consequence (2005, koleksyon ng tula sa kampanyang Oust Gloria!). Nakatakda rin nitong ilimbag ang dalawang publikasyon (tula at dagli) tungkol sa kalagayan at paglaban ng mga manggagawa ng Nestle.

Ipadala ang inyong mga tula kasama ang maikling bionote o writer's profile at kontak na mga numero sa mykelandrada@gmail.com . Para sa mga katanungan, magpadala ng email Joi Barrios at/o Mykel Andrada o di kaya'y kumontak sa 0915-4413324.

Ang deadline ay sa Marso 2, Huwebes. Iglapan po kasi ito. Maraming salamat sa inyong suporta.

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