November
30, 2006
Be one of the 15 fellows of the
Iyas Creative Writing Workshop
Date: April 23-28, 2007
Venue: Balay Kalinungan, University of St La Salle,
Bacolod City
Applicants should submit original
work: either 6 poems, 2 short stories, or 2 one-act
play using a pseudonym, in five (5) computer-encoded
hardcopies of entries, font size 12, bound or
fastened, in separate folders with a diskette
(MS Word). These are to be accompanied by a sealed
size ten business envelope with the author's real
name and pseudonym, a 2 x 2 ID photo, and short
resume, which must be mailed on or before March
16, 2007.
Entries in Cebuano, Hiligaynon,
Tagalog or Filipino may be submitted. Fellowships
are awarded by genre and by language.
Submit to:
Dr. Gloria Fuentes
College of Arts and Sciences
University of St. La Salle
La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City
Grant will cover board and lodging
and partial transportation subsidy.
Panelists: Dr. Cirilo Bautista,
Dr. Marjorie Evasco, Dr. Elsie Coscolluela, Dr.
Antonio Tan, Ms. Susan Lara, and Dr. Malou Jacob
Inquiries may be sent to glofuentes2003@yahoo.com
and/or glofuentes2003@usls.edu
Sponsored by: USLS NSDC, DLSU BNSCWC
and NCCA
Tag: WORKSHOPS
November 30, 2006
Food writing and cooking show
development workshop
Combine your culinary passion
with your desire to write about good food.
A special program for chefs, cooks
and food enthusiats & writers. Know the magic
recipe for food writing and learn how a cooking
show is develop. Find out about its sub-genres:
educational/informative, celebrity-talk, kiddie
and reality cooking show. Learn why cooking and
food are essential parts of Travel & Leisure
and Home & Lifestyle shows.
COMING JANUARY 2007.
For registration and more information
Contact: 09208793237
E-mail: irish_patatas_entertainment@yahoo.com
Click: http://the-chips1.tripod.com
Tag: WORKSHOPS
November 30, 2006
Writing for kids workshop
Whether you dream of becoming a
children's author, or just a parent who wants
to write for own kids, or a kid who has creative
writing potential, this is the workshop to join.
Write short stories, rhymes, draw
picture books, create short plays that impart
good values, and share them with loved ones on
the culminating "Activity Day."
Parent & child (6-11 yrs old):
enrol at 1.5% workshop fee rate. Bond with your
kids on joint and separate creative activities.
COMING FEBRUARY 2007.
For Inquiries and Registration
Contact: +6390-8793237
E-mail: artzy_chips@yahoo.ie
Click: http://the-chips1.tripod.com
Tag: WORKSHOPS
November 30, 2006
Free gift and christmas sale at
Books for Less
Calling all BFL Privilege Cardholders!
Claim your free gift at all BFL outlets this Christmas
season!
Still ongoing is the BFL sale with many books
gift-worthy! You can also give a BFL Gift Certificate
for that booklover friend! Only P500 each.
You may now visit us at Mall of Asia and Pasig
Supercenter! Stop by your nearest BFL branch today!
It's easy to find the book you
need at Books for Less! Just e-mail bookrequest@booksforless.ph
or contact the TEXT Hotline at 630-9999 (no format
needed). For other BFL inquiries, please e-mail
info@booksforless.ph
or call 371-4539 for details. For branches and
other information visit their updated website
at www.booksforless.ph
Tag: NEWS
November 24, 2006
Paglulunsad ng Ang Batang
Nangarap Maging Isda
Makaraan ang higit sa dalawampung
taong pagtula, ngayon lamang inilabas ni Ronaldo
Carcamo sa isang aklat ang unang koleksiyon niya
ng mga obra. At ilulunsad ito sa Martes, Nob.
28, 7 pm, sa Conspiracy Bar sa Visayas Ave. ,
QC (tapat ng Shell gas station).
 Ang
kaniyang Ang Batang Nangarap Maging Isda
(inilimbag ng UP Press) ay kalipunan ng mga pinili
niyang tula mulang 1985 hanggang 2004. Ayon kay
Virgilio S. Almario (National Artist for Literature,
at ang sumulat ng Introduksiyon), ang aklat niya
ay isang “nakakaaliw na talipapa.”
Sari-sari ang tema at taktika ng pagkatha.
Si Ony ang isa sa mga nagtatag ng LIRA (Linangan
sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo), isang nangungunang
grupo ng kabataang makata sa bansa, noong 1985.
Naging writing fellow siya sa 1987 UP National
Writers Summer Workshop. Nagkamit na siya ng maraming
gantimpala sa malalaking timpalak pampanitikan,
gaya ng Palanca Awards, talaang Ginto sa Tula
, at Diyaryo Filipino Literary Contest. Nagtrabaho
siya bilang scriptwriter, cartoonist, journalist,
at advertising creative director. Kasalukuyan,
bukod sa pagsusulat ay abala rin siyang nagtatanghal
bilang primera klaseng bentrilokista.
Sa darating na paglulunsad, inimbitahang dumalo
ang mga makatang Rio Alma, Teo T. Antonio, Marne
Kilates, Vim Nadera, Jim Libiran, Khavn dela Cruz,
Mike Coroza, Bobby at Becky Anonueva, ang LIRA,
at maraming pang iba. Inimbitahan din ang mga
komedyanteng sina Jon Santos at Candy Pangilinan.
May mga magbabasa ng tula , aawit, at ang bonus
sa mga dadalo: may libreng live comedy show si
Ony at si Mr. Parley, ang kaniyang lasenggong
papet!
Kaya halina’t makilangoy sa kasiyahan ng
pagdiriwang! Kung may tanong, i-text lang si Ony
(0917-3846590) o si Vim (0916-7866379).
Tag:
BOOK LAUNCH
November
24, 2006
TV MARIA Story Contest
The TV MARIA Story Contest seeks
to discover stories based on real experiences
that illustrate faith and morals in the decisions
individuals make. These stories need not be about
heroes and saints, but about the struggles one
faces to try and live a holy life, a life in correspondence
with God's commandments. A story can tackle one
such experience. The ten best synopses will be
developed into television dramas for airing on
TV MARIA, the Philippines' Catholic TV station.
The story concepts should be: narrative
in a Filipino context not more than ten (10) pages
double spaced (Arial or Courier font size 12)
The prizes for the ten best synopses
will be: PhP 5,000 each, free scriptwriting workshop
with experienced writers in the television and
movie industry
MECHANICS:
1. Entries must be sent to:
The TV Maria Story Contest
c/o National Office of Mass Media Xavier House
2307 Pedro Gil Street
Sta. Ana, 1009 Manila
2. Interested participants must
submit the following on or before 5:00 PM, 28
February 2007, to the National Office of Mass
Media:
* The entry, written in either
Pilipino or English
* A brief bio-data with complete contact information
(address, email, telephone numbers) , and
*Two recent (2x2) photographs
3. Winners will be announced
by 25 March 2007.
4. The Scriptwriting workshop
will be scheduled during the month of May 2007.
RULES and REGULATIONS:
1. All works must be new, original
and written by the registered participant.
2. All works must be strictly
independent works and not owned or commissioned
by content publishers or producers.
3. A maximum of three (3) entries
may be submitted by each party.
4. If there is more than one
author, the participant must inform the screening
committee. The screening committee shall not
be liable for any controversy regarding the
sharing of prizes among the co-authors.
5. The decision of the Screening
Committee is final. The committee reserves the
right not to give prizes should no entry merit
them.
6. TV Maria shall own the right
to the stories and will have first option to
develop, produce, or farm out the stories to
producers who will air them on TV MARIA. The
author will be credited for the Story, should
his/her entry be selected.
Tag: CONTESTS
November 22, 2006
LIRA 21: Gabi ng Tula
Ang ika-21 na anibersaryo ng Linangan
ng Imahen, Retorika at Anyo (LIRA) ay idaraos
sa Disyembre 5, 2006 sa Conspiracy Bar (sa Visayas
Ave., tapat ng istasyon ng Shell) sa Lunsod ng
Quezon, 6-9 ng gabi.
Kaalinsabay rin sa pagdiriwang
ang paglulunsad ng Ang Una Naming Siglo, kalipunan
ng isang daang tula ng dalawampung fellows na
sumailalim sa anim na buwang palihan ngayong taong
ito.
Ang LIRA ay itinatag ng Pambansang
Alagad ng Sining sa Panitikan, si Virgilio Almario
(aka Rio Alma), noong 1985. Taun-taon itong nagsasagawa
ng palihan para sa mga nagsisimulang makata. Kabilang
sa mga nagbibigay-panayam ay ang mga batikang
makata tulad nina Mike Coroza, Bobby Anonuevo,
Becky Anonuevo, Joey Baquiran, Vim Nadera at iba
pa, na mga produkto rin ng LIRA.
Tag: BOOK
LAUNCH |
EVENTS
November 22, 2006
Be an Anino graphic novelist
Got a great idea for a graphic
novel? Adarna House is currently looking for story
proposals for its next graphic novel under the
Anino Comics imprint.
Proposals should include:
1. Project brief with the following
details:
*Title
*Story genre
*List of the creators to be involved in the
project
*Estimated number of pages
2. One page story synopsis
3. Sample pages, character studies
Stories may be in Filipino or in
English. Compilations of previously published
materials are also welcome.
For inquiries and to get a copy
of submission guidelines, call 372-35-48 loc 109
or email Jordan Santos at rjordanpsantos@yahoo.com.
Submissions may be sent to Adarna
House, Room 201, JGS Building, 30 Scout Tuason
St., Quezon City, or e-mailed to pdg@adarna.com.ph.
Deadline for story proposals is
November 30, 2006.
Tag: PUBLICATIONS
November
22, 2006
RodCon 2007
RodCon 2007 is a two-day literary
convention organized by Read or Die. The convention
seeks to bring together readers, writers, publishers,
government and school organizations and book dealers
to highlight the importance of reading and literacy
in building an open world for every Filipino through
books. All proceeds of the event will be donated
to AHON Foundation in conjunction with UNICEF.
The event will take place on February
3 and February 4, 2007 at the Hotel Intercontinental
(Ayala Avenue, Makati City). The convention will
be open from 9AM to 8PM daily.
For more information about the
convention, please visit our website at: http://read-or-die.org/rodcon/
For more information about Read
or Die, please visit the club website at: http://read-or-die.org
Convention weblog: http://rodcon2007.blogspot.com
Tag: EVENTS
November 20, 2006
Writers Night
2006
by Arvin Abejo Mangohig
Aside from the Lantern parade and
Christmas day itself, one of the biggest events
of December is Writers Night. Sponsored by the
UP Institute of Creative Writing and co-organized
by the UP College of Arts and Letters and the
UP Writers Club, Writers Night brings together
writers, artists and musicians in a night of literary
revelry, reuniting and re-bonding.
December 8 will once again be a
red letter day and night for literature lovers.
The Madrigal-Gonzalez Best First Book Award will
be holding its sixth annual ceremony at 2 p.m.
at the Claro M. Recto Hall. A book forum featuring
all the nominated authors will be held before
the announcement of the winner. The Best First
Book Award is sponsored by the family of Gonzalo
Gonzalez. This year’s board of judges are
Rene Villanueva, Malou Jacob and Luna Sicat-Cleto.
After the awarding, Writer’s
Night will start at the Hardin ng mga Diwata,
Bulwagang Rizal grounds at 6 p.m. The venue may
be quite novel to those who were not present last
year and to those who are used to going to the
Balay Tsanselor. But the open air atmosphere and
the nervous anticipation of getting rained out
made for quite different dynamics. One had to
shout over the musical numbers and sit on either
grass or cement.
Last year’s Night benefited
the family of the late National Artist N.V.M.
Gonzalez. This year, the ICW will also be charging
a minimal entrance fee for its projects.
For more details, call 922-1830.
Tag: EVENTS
November 20, 2006
Experimental manga workshops
at the Cubao Expo
The Japan Foundation, Manila,
in cooperation with the Future Prospects Art Space
and the Artists Den, presents “Experimental
Manga at the Expo”, a series of manga drawing
workshops at the Future Prospects Art Space, Marikina
Shoe Expo, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
on November 18, 25, and December 2 & 9, 2006,
January 13 and 20, 2007, from 2-5 pm.
Topics to be covered are: 1) Techniques
in Expressing Emotions with Drawings by Elmer
Damaso; 2) Women, Emotions and Drawing by Joanah
Tinio; 3) Techniques in Exploring Emotions by
Drawing by Melvin Calingo; 4) Exploring and Expressing
the Darker Emotions by Marius Cornelius Funtilar;
and 5) Alternative Media in Emotional Drawing
by Nelz Yumul. Lyndon Gregorio, head of Artists’
Den, will give the workshop overview and an introduction
to humorous drawing. The culminating activity
will be an exhibition of the works by the participants
on January 27, 2007 at the Future Prospects Art
Space.
Workshops are free but participants
are required to bring their own drawing materials
(sketchpad/ paper, colored pens and pencils and,
other coloring materials). Only fifteen slots
are available per session, thus, interested workshop
participants are encouraged to call and register
their attendance on or before Friday, November
17. For inquiries and reservations, please call
the Japan Foundation, Manila at tel. no. 811-6155
to 58 or log on to http://www.jfmo.org.ph/.
Tag: WORKSHOPS
November 20, 2006
Conference on media piracy and
intellectual property in South East Asia
Many Filipinos still remember the
"Asian Edition" - a scheme during the
Marcos years, when American textbooks were reprinted
locally and without paying royalties to the original
publishers. Now, "Asian Edition" serves
as title for a conference that will look at the
phenomenon of media piracy in South East Asia
today. Music, movie and software piracy is one
of the most prominent media issues of the digital
millennium. In the Philippines it has started
a whole underground economy and currently seems
to change the way movies and other media products
are distributed and consumed products here and
in other South East Asian countries.
The goal of the workshop is to
contribute to an informed discussion of media
piracy and issues of Intellectual Property in
the age of digital reproduction. Instead of portraying
piracy exclusively as a crime against artists
and distributors, the proposed workshop will look
at piracy as a social, cultural and economic phenomenon.
And it will discuss new concepts of addressing
ownership of Intellectual Property, such as Creative
Commons and Open Source. Dr. Tilman Baumgärtel,
Visiting Professor at the University of the Philippines,
organizes the conference.
Participants include filmmaker
Raymond Red, Hamburg-based artist Cornelia Sollfrank,
sociologist Raul Pertierra, media scholar Rolando
Tolentino, Berlin-based writer Volker Grassmuck,
and filmmaker Khavn de la Cruz.
The conference will be held at
the UP Film Institute, University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City, CMC Auditorium on November
24, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, and is sponsored
by the Goethe Institute, Manila, and the UP Film
Institute.
For more information visit www.asian-edition.org
Tag: EVENTS
November 16, 2006
Paglulunsad-Aklat
ng Subverso: Mga Tula at Kuwento Laban sa
Pulitikal na Pandarahas
 Mykel
Andrada, Joi Barrios at Rolando B. Tolentino
Mga Editor
Nobyembre 23, 2006 (Thursday), 2-5pm, Claro M.
Recto Hall, Faculty Center, U.P. Diliman
Mga Manunulat
at Artistang Nag-ambag: Bayani S. Abadilla
• Aurelio S. Agcaoili • Mila D. Aguilar
• Rio Alma • Mark Angeles •
Monico M. Atienza • Romulo P. Baquiran •
Don Belardo • Herminio S. Beltran, Jr. •
Kristoffer Berse • Ian Rosales Casocot •
Dexter B. Cayanes • Piya Cruz Constantino
• Gary Devilles • Iris Pagsanjan-Estrera
• Tom Estrera III • Eugene Y. Evasco
• Melecio Fabros • Jayson Fajarda
• Edel E. Garcellano • German V. Gervacio
• Genaro R. Gojo Cruz • Vladimeir
B. Gonzales • Kenneth Roland Al. Guda •
Lisa C. Ito • Estelito B. Jacob •
Jose F. Lacaba • Bienvenido L. Lumbera •
Cynthia Nograles Lumbera • Maricristh Magaling
• Rogelio Ordoñez • Will P.
Ortiz • Roselle V. Pineda • Axel Pinpin
• Nonilon V. Queaño • Peye
Rana • Alexander Martin Remollino •
Elyrah Loyola Salanga • Romulo A. Sandoval
• Ina Stuart Santiago • Lilia Quindoza
Santiago • Soliman A. Santos • Prestoline
Suyat • Tomasito T. Talledo • John
Iremil E. Teodoro • Enrico C. Torralba •
Renato O. Villanueva
Tag: BOOK
LAUNCH
November
15, 2006
University of the Philippines
Press launches thirteen titles
The University of the Philippines
Press holds the third in a series of launches
in the upcoming Paglulunsad 2006: Ikatlong
Yugto. Thirteen new titles are set to
be launched at the event to be held on November
17 at the Claro M. Recto Hall, Faculty Center,
University of the Philippines, Diliman. The program
begins at 6 pm and includes performances by actors
Yul Servo and Jacklyn Jose, who will read excerpts
from Irma Dimaranan’s award-winning screenplay
Naglalayag, one of the titles to be launched
at the event. Books shall be sold at 20% discount
and authors shall also be on hand for book-signing
at the end of the program.
Other titles to be launched are Ang Aklat
Likhaan ng Dula 1997-2003: Kapangahasan bilang
Kaligtasan, an anthology of new plays edited
by multi-awarded writers Rene Villanueva and Vim
Nadera; Kilates, a resource book on contemporary
Philippine literary criticism edited by Dr. Rosario
Torres-Yu, former dean of UP’s College of
Arts and Letters; Sawikaan 2005: Mga Salita
ng Taon, a collection of critical essays
exploring the words that have entered and transformed
Philippine lexicon, edited by Galileo S. Zafra
and Michael M. Coroza; Ronaldo Carcamo’s
first collection of poetry, Ang Batang Nangarap
Maging Isda; Jerry B Gracio’s Apókripós;
Vim Nadera’s prizewinning novel (H)istoryador(a);
and Lucila V. Hosillos’ Interactive
Vernacular‹—›National Literature
(Magdelana Gonzaga Jalandoni’s Juanita
Cruz as Constituent of Filipino National Literature).
The University of the Philippines Press has constantly
proven its commitment in providing the best in
both literary and scholarly publication. In over
forty years of existence it has offered groundbreaking
works in the arts and sciences and was twice named
Publisher of the Year by the National Book Awards.
This year alone, six of its titles were awarded
by the same body for their outstanding contribution
in their respective fields. This last installment
for 2006 promises to uphold the same tradition
of publishing excellence.
University of the Philippines Press titles are
available at Aeon Book on Katipunan, Popular Bookstore
on T. Morato, Solidaridad, Powerbooks, National
Book Store, Bound Bookstore, Fully Booked, and
the University of the Philippines Press bookstores
in Diliman, Baguio, and Davao.
Tag: BOOK
LAUNCH
November 15, 2006
Author wins PBBY-Salanga Prize
the second time
The Philippine Board on Books for
Young People awards the 2007 PBBY-Salanga Prize
to Jeanette Patindol, for her story entitled "Tight
Times." The winning story is about a child
who learns about dealing with changes in the family
as her father loses his job.
This year’s honorable mention
winners are Mae Astrid Tobias for "Tatay's
Photographs," Emerson Bengco for "Ang
Makulay na Mahika ni Tito Mona," and Lorna
Billanes "The Goodbye Balloon."
Patindol shall be awarded a medal
and P25,000 in cash at the National Children’s
Book Day celebration at the Cultural Center of
the Philippines in July 2007.
Jeanette Patindol previously won
the PBBY-Salanga Prize in 2004 for her story entitled
"Papa’s House, Mama’s House."
She lives in Bacolod and has been a fellow of
several writing workshops, the most recent of
which is the 5th Barlaya Writing for Children
Workshop held at the Ateneo de Manila University
last September. She would like to write more quality
stories for children, those which focus on addressing
real life challenges and help build character
and spirit at the same time.
For inquiries about the contest,
contact the PBBY Secretariat at telephone number
372-3548 loc. 105 or email pbby@adarna.com.ph.
Tag: CONTESTS
| NEWS
November
13, 2006
Deadline extended for "First
Love" stories
They say that love is sweeter the
second time around. The same is true for deadlines.
Due to insistent public demand, upstart publishing
company cozyreads
will be accepting First Love stories until January
15, 2007.
For those who were lucky enough
to have been inspired by the muses, the people
at cozyreads thanks you for your submissions.
You might want to start working on stories regarding
the ups, downs and roundabouts of relationships
for our "Match Made" collection.
Submission guidelines reminder:
All contributions must be encoded in 12pt Times
New Roman, double-spaced on an 8 1/2 x 11 inches
page with one-inch margins on all sides. Minimum
no. of pages is 6, maximum is 10. Don't forget
to come up with a catchy title. Authors of the
selected stories will be duly compensated.
Please visit http://cozyreads.blogspot.com
or email them at cozyreads@gmail.com
for more info.
Tag: PUBLICATIONS
November 13, 2006
NCCA presents 3rd NEO-ANGONO Public
Art Festival
The National Commission for Culture
and the Arts, tutoK Karapatan (Human Rights Watch),
National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
and NEO-ANGONO Artists Collective present the
3rd NEO-ANGONO Public Art Festival (Publikhaan:
Making Human Rights Issues Public) on November
16-22.
More than 250 artists and performers from Angono,
Manila, Southern Tagalog, Cebu and Mindanao will
participate in the art festival which features
poetry, mobile prints, mural, paintings, art installations,
kinetic sculpture, time-based works, artists talk
and symposium, performance art, exhibits, interactive
and collaborative works, site-specific works,
storytelling, film showing and video screening,
shadowplay, sign intervention and concert.
“The annual NEO-ANGONO Public Art Festival
celebrates the seven artistic idioms. It is an
art expression and experience that is wedded in
the local community and Angono people,”
says Richard Gappi, the group’s president.
Here is a part of the art festival schedule:
DAY 1: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
16
“Keypad Unlocked”
(Send-a-text Poetry about Human Rights) by
poetry groups Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika
at Anyo (LIRA), Kilometer 64, Kamakatahan
Poets, Timog Poetry Collective and Neo-Angono
poets
“Writings on the Wall”
(Poetry-Dikit Project) by LIRA, Kilometer
64, Kamakatahan Poets, Timog Poetry Collective
and Neo-Angono poets
“Imprints in Motion”
(Mobile Poetry and T-shirt Project) by LIRA,
KM 64, Neo-Angono poets, Kamakatahan poets,
Timog Poetry Collective with design and print
by Aaron Bautista
1-5pm
Artists Talk and Symposium
initiated and presented by URS-Angono Student
Council and URS-Angono Petroglyphs writers
featuring UP Institute of Creative Writing
Director and Prof. Vim Nadera (“Ang
Makata at Manlilikha sa Panahon ng Panggigipit”)
and UP Prof. Bomen Guillermo (“The State
of Philippine Art and Culture in a Globalized
World”)
9:30pm
“Tagayan ng Diwa”
poetry, music and performance by LIRA, Kilometer
64, Kamakatahan, Timog Poetry Collective,
NEO-ANGONO poets, G2 and the Bundoocks, Tequila
Sunrise and others at Banana Hemp Republic,
Col. Guido Extension, Barangay San Roque
DAY 7: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
22
4pm
“Terrible Sound Brigade”
street performance by UGAT-LAHI with Lemurian
children from Pasay City, Kamakatahan and
Timog Poetry Collective at Angono town proper
Tag: EVENTS
November 13, 2006
Public reading of Carlos Bulosan's
America is in the Heart
2006 marks the 60th year of the
publication of Carlos Bulosan's America is
in the Heart. The semi- autobiographical
masterpiece unflinchingly chronicled the oppressive
poverty that drove him from his homeland, the
brutality of the immigrant experience of the 1930s-40s
and the struggle for full humanity of the marginalized
protagonist.
In celebration of this literary
legacy, Likhanan
invites you to a public reading and open mic of
passages from the book and other Bulosan writings
on November 16, 2006 (Thurs), 7-9 p.m., Bistro
70s, # 46 Anonas St., Proj. 2, Quezon City.
Please invite your friends as admission
is free. You can sign up to do a reading at the
Bistro 70s on the same day or email likhanan@gmail.com
before the event.
Tag: EVENTS
November 9,
2006
Joel Toledo wins Bridport Prize
Joel Toledo won 2nd place in the
Bridport Prize, a contest for poetry and short
story writing. His poem “The Same Old Figurative,”
a sinuous lyrical meditation, impressed poetry
judge Lavinia Greenlaw and earned him 1,000 British
pounds (over Php 94,000).
The awarding ceremonies will be
held on November 18 at the Bridport Arts Center
in Dorset. Official results of this year’s
contest will be published on November 19 in the
contest’s website (http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/).
The contest debuted in 1973 and has Andrew Motion
as one of its previous winners.
Toledo’s entries so impressed
Greenlaw that his other poems also garnered him
third and runner-up prize in her winner’s
list. The British Council sponsored Philippine
entries, 120 of which were submitted to contest
organizers. “Figurative” bested over
5,600 poems. A total of 10,500 entries for poetry
and short stories from all over the world were
received.
Joel Toledo is a Creative Writing
graduate of UP Diliman. He also won this year’s
NCCA Writers Prize.
Click here
for the full text of “The Same Old Figurative.”
With reports from The
UP Newsletter and The Philippine Star.
Tag: CONTESTS
| NEWS
November 9, 2006
The 2007 Reader ’s Digest
Philippines PEN AWARDS
Theme: My Best
Friend
Open to all students from Philippine
schools between 10 and 16 years of age. We invite
you to submit stories about your closest, best
friend. The story could be about an experience
shared, the greatest lesson you learned from your
friend, a memorable event that sealed your friendship.
Creativity is a must! The story can be funny,
moving, offbeat – as long as it is original
and has never been published – send it to
us and you may be this year ’s winner!
Maximum Length: 1000 words
Submission Period: November 1,2006 to January
31,2007
Announcement of Winners: March 1,2007
All contributions must be typed
and double-spaced and accompanied by a cover page
containing the following information: Name, Age,
Address, Telephone Number and Name of School
Entries should be sent through
any of the following:
By post :
The 2007 Reader ’s Digest
Philippines PEN AWARDS
Attn: Marianne Sabillo
Reader ’s Digest Philippines
1004 Jafer Place No.19 Eisenhower Street, Greenhills,
San Juan,Metro Manila,1503 Philippines
By e-mail: Marianne_Sabillo@readersdigest.com
For more information, log on at
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“The Reader ’s Digest Philippines
Pen Awards ” plaque and a Reader ’s
Digest book worth P3,000 to winning school. Winner
gets P7,500 cash, the “Reader ’s Digest
Philippines Pen Awards ” plaque, P2,000
worth of sponsor ’s products, and a Reader
’s Digest English magazine one-year subscription.
Second Prize
“The Reader ’s Digest Philippines
Pen Awards ” plaque and a Reader ’s
Digest book worth P2,000 to winning school. Winner
gets P5,000 cash,the “Reader ’s Digest
Philippines Pen Awards ” plaque, P1,500
worth of sponsor ’s products,a Reader ’s
Digest English magazine one year subscription.
Third Prize
“The Reader ’s Digest Philippines
Pen Awards ” plaque and a Reader ’s
Digest book worth P1,000 to winning school. Winner
gets P2,500 cash, the “Reader ’s Digest
Philippines Pen Awards ” plaque,P1,000 worth
of sponsor ’s products, a Reader ’s
Digest English magazine one year subscription.
The first 25 entries shortlisted
for final judging will receive a special gift.
Tag: CONTESTS
November 9, 2006
Call for Applications: 9th IFFR
Trainee Project for Young Film Critics
The 9th IFFR Trainee Project for
Young Film Critics of the International Film Festival
Rotterdam offers up to six young (under 30 years),
motivated and talented film critics from outside
The Netherlands a chance to get acquainted with
the festival and the cinema of the world.
The Trainee Project for Young Film
Critics was created in 1998 motivated by the fact
that young and upcoming film critics get less
opportunity to explore this range of cinema and
the festivals, like the International Film Festival
Rotterdam, that presents it. The IFFR’s
CineMart organizes a trainee project for young
film producers (Rotterdam Lab) in close collaboration
with its partner organizations.
What to expect:
IFFR 2007 press accreditation budget
hotel accommodation from January 24 - February
3, 2007 (part of) travel costs according to country
of origin. The IFFR wants its trainee film critics
to really participate in the festival. Each trainee
will take part in a programme of meetings and
will be assigned a specific task ranging from
attending the FIPRESCI Jury-meetings, covering
a festival sidebar or contributing to the IFFR
Daily Tiger. Each trainee will also be asked to
report on their assignments and experiences in
articles, interviews or essays on the IFFR
website.
There will be time to explore all
aspects of the festival - films, art exhibitions,
panel discussions, Q&A sessions and debates.
In addition, the trainees should
work on articles to be published in their home
country. The trainees will form a team, supported
by the IFFR Press Office and Daily Tiger Editorial
Staff.
Criteria for application:
1. Age under 30 years
2. Fluent command of the English language (written
and spoken)
3. Demonstrable experience in film criticism (printed
media, radio/television, online)
4. Not yet established enough to profit from facilities
as attending international festivals outside your
country.
5. Have agreement(s) with printed and/or online
media to publish a report or reports on the International
Film Festival Rotterdam 2007.
How to apply
Find all application requirements
on the IFFR website.
Deadline for applications: Friday November 10,
2006.
Notification before Dec 8, 2006.
For further information, please
contact:
IFFR Press Office
contact person Gert-Jan Bleeker
via phone +31 10 8909090 or
e-mail press@filmfestivalrotterdam.com
November 6, 2006
All the books you can watch
Apart from its ongoing screenings
for The Banquet starring Ziyi Zhang as
opening salvo for the 2nd semester of the current
school year, UP Film Institute unveils more films
to your heart’s content.
In fitting commemoration of the
National Book Month that falls in November, the
UP Film Institute presents a string of noteworthy
films derived from a variety of literature including
classics and contemporary gems as well as bestsellers,
cult favorites and true curio pieces. Screening
schedule listed accordingly by date, time and
title is as follows: November 2006
Nov 8 Wed
2 & 7 p.m. Kama Sutra
5 p.m. The Pillow Book
Nov 9 Thu
2 p.m. Nowhere in Africa
5 p.m. Maybe Baby (Sex Bomb)
7 p.m. The Misadventures of Margaret
(The Story of O)
Nov 11 Sat
5 p.m. Nowhere in Africa
7:30 p.m. Kama Sutra
Nov 13 Mon
2 p.m. Nowhere in Africa
5 p.m. Wide Sargasso Sea
7 p.m. The Lover
Nov 14 Tue
2 p.m. Nowhere in Africa
5 p.m. The Naked Eye (La mirada del
otro)
7 p.m. Live Flesh (Carne tremula)
Nov 15 Wed
2 p.m. Five Children and
It
5 p.m. Whore (Yo puta)
Nov 16 Thu
2 p.m. Nowhere in Africa
5 p.m. Jan Dara
7 p.m. Whore (Yo puta)
Nov 18 Sat
2 p.m. Jan Dara
5 p.m. Carmen
Nov 20 Mon
2 p.m. Nanny McPhee
5 p.m. Pride & Prejudice
7 p.m. Nanny McPhee
Nov 21 Tue
2 p.m. Pride & Prejudice
5 p.m. The Devil Wears Prada
7 p.m. Pride & Prejudice
Nov 22 Wed
5 p.m. The Keys to the House
(Le chiavi di casa)
7 p.m. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Nov 23 Thu
5 p.m. Fierce People
7 p.m. The Keys to the House (Le chiavi
di casa)
Nov 25 Sat
2 p.m. Carmen
5 p.m. The Naked Eye (La mirada
del otro)
Always watch UP Film Institute
screenings and be kept informed of all UP Film
Institute’s forthcoming attractions. Be
especially alert of added screenings day by day.
Program is subject to change without prior notice.
For queries, interested parties
may call cinema hotline 9263640, 9262722 (telefax).
Or e-mail upfilminstitute@hotmail.com
and be most actively part of the country’s
first established online film community.
November 4, 2006
Writing workshops and classes
all this month
Classes in colleges and universities
might be on hold for sem break, but writing workshops
and classes continue all this month.
Award-winning screenwriters Pete
Lacaba and Doy Del Mundo, along with Fred Bailey
will hold screenwriting master classes at the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts as
part of The
8th Annual Cinemanila Film Festival. For the
budding screenwriters' Pete Lacaba will cover
Basic Screenwriting on November 13 at 1 pm, while
those who already know the basics but would still
prefer to hone their skills can attend Doy Del
Mundo's Advanced Screening Class. For the more
adventurous and experienced, Mr. Bailey's lecture,
which will focus on International Screenwriting
Styles, scheduled for the 11th and 12th of November
may just be what you're looking for. For more
infromation on these classes, go to the Cinemanila
website or join their mailing
list.
Apart from the Cinemanila screenwriting
master classes, Mendiola Underground is offering
an Alternative Scriptwriting Workshop with a socio-political
approach. The workshop, which is slated for next
month will be held at the Marikina Shoe Expo,
Araneta Center Complex, Cubao. Registration is
ongoing through mendiola_underground@yahoo.com.
If screenwriting isn't your thing
and you're more of a fictionist, Irish Patatas
Entertainment will hold a Mainstream Fiction writing
workshop fiction is your chosen medium. The 18
hour workshop, which is spread over three weekends
promises to help you write your own brand of mainstream
fiction, be it a young adult novel or your typical
romance novel. Call or text for more details on
this workshop +63920-8793237.
November 4, 2006
A night for poetry sa Bahandi
Itinanghal na Performers of the
Night ang grupong Pulot-Pukyutan ng PCU (Philippine
Christian University) noong 19 Oktubre 2006 sa
A… Takam… isang Gabi ng Pagtula sa
Bahandi. Binasa nila ang "Ako ay si Takaw"
na isinulat ng makatang si Raul Funilas. Sa 16
Nobyembre 2006, magaganap ang susunod na Bahandi
Poetry Night, alas-7 ng gabi sa Bahandi Nakpil
corner Agoncillo Sts., Malate, Manila (sa likod
ng PWU).
Inaanyayahan ang lahat na magpasa
ng tula kay Bebang Siy (bebang_ej@yahoo.com)
sa o bago ang ika-14 ng Nobyemre para sa mini-folio
na ipapamahagi sa gabi ring iyon. Ang tema ay
sembreak bilang pagdiriwang ng bakasyon ng mga
estudyante. Puwedeng nakasulat sa anumang wika
ang tula basta’t may salin sa wikang Filipino
o Ingles kung ito ay rehiyonal o wika ng ibang
bansa.
Paalala: ang lahat ng matatanggap
na tula para sa folio ay kailangang basahin o
itanghal sa Bahandi Poetry Night. Magtext sa 0919-3175708
o tumawag sa 4362188 para sa inyong mga tanong
ukol dito.
November 4, 2006
Literotika available na
Iba-ibang hilig, kanya-kanyang
libog at natatagong pantasya sa seks ang inyong
aabangan buwan-buwan. Samu't sari ang tawag ng
laman na pinapayaman ng isip na tanging sa imahinasyon
lamang nagkakabuhay.
Hot! Wild! Sexy! Ito ang mga larawang
bumubuo sa ating mga basang panaginip kung gabi
at nag-iisa sa kuwarto habang nakahiga sa kama.
Ngayon, ang lahat ng ito ay mabibigyang-buhay
sa bawat pahina ng mga nobela ng LITEROTIKA.
Babae, lalaki, third sex, bata
o matanda ay may kanya-kanyang eksena na tumatakbo
sa isip na parang isang pelikula. Pantasya ng
nagbibinatang estudyante ang private lesson kasama
ang masungit pero seksing si Ma'am na madalas
umaangat ang maiksing skirt habang nagsusulat
sa pisara. Habang to sir with love naman ang drama
ng kolehiyala na in lab sa kanyang guwapong propesor.
Sa pagpasok sa klasrum ay suot ng dalaga ang maiksing
skirt na lumilislis sa tuwing nagkukuyakoy ng
legs habang nakaupo sa front row, dahilan kung
bakit madalas pagpawisan ng malagkit ang nagle-lecture
na si Sir. Mapaglaro ang imahinasyon ni Mister
dahil sa kanyang pagnanasa sa biyuda pero seksing
kapitbahay. Madalas niya itong inaabangan sa umaga
na magwalis sa harap ng bakuran dahil ang suot
lang nito ay braless na sando at maiksing kuyukot
shorts. `Di rin mapigilan ng pasyente ang paninilip
sa cleavage ng konserbatibong nurse habang ito
ay nakayuko sa kanyang harapan para kuhanan siya
ng blood pressure. Mataas ang libido ng isang
middle-age na dalaga dahil sa kakaibang pakiramdam
ng nakakukuryenteng paghawak ng kanyang yoga instructor
sa kanyang balakang habang tinuturuan siya ng
tamang posisyon sa pag-meditate, makapag-concentrate
kaya siya? `Di na rin iba ang isang gabi ng pag-
oovertime kasama ang isang wild na officemate
kung saan `di lang brainstorming ang nangyayari
sa conference table.Pero hindi dito nagtatapos
ang lahat. Dahil sa kabila ng bawat kuwentong
libog ay may istoryang may saysay ang bawat tauhan.
Ang kolehiyalang si Grace ang bida
sa "One Night Stand", ang isa sa dalawang
pinakaunang handog ng Literotika sa mambabasang
Pilipino. Iba-ibang lalaki na may iba-ibang personalidad,
iba-ibang iskor at iba-iba ring laki ng ari ang
kanyang naging pakikipagsapalaran. Lungkot, libog
at pagod at kung ano-ano pang emosyon ang kanyang
naging laban sa paghahanap ng tamang lalaki para
sa tamang pag-ibig. Makabagong bayani ang tawag
kay Scott dahil sa kanyang pagsabak bilang isang
OFW sa Korea na dahilan kung bakit iniwan niya
ang kanyang asawa na si Gelli, isang pre-school
teacher at ang kanilang anak sa Pilipinas. E-mail
ang naging kasagutan ng nobelang "Mingaw"
para sa mag-asawa upang mapunan ang kanilang pangungulila
sa isa't isa. Tinahak ng kuwento ang naging kasagutan
ng mag-asawa sa kanilang pangangailangang pinansyal
ngunit paano naman ang pangangailangan ng katawan?
Sa Literotika, malayang inilalarawan
sa wikang Filipino ang kulturang Pilipino, seks
at lipunan. Matapang at lantarang hinuhubad para
sa mambabasa ang iba't ibang istorya ng bawat
kasarian nang walang kimi at hiya para maipahayag
ang tunay na pagnanasa ng ating katawan at isipan
sa pamamagitan ng panitikan.
Ang edisyong Literotika ay
mabibili sa lahat ng National Bookstore outlets.
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, mga interesadong
distributor at/o manunulat, tumawag sa 856-0347
o mag-email sa market2@philsprint.ph
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