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Mula sa rekord na 116 lahok, napili na ang 15 manunulat para sa ika-limang Palihang Rogelio Sicat na gaganapin sa Marinduque, 15-20 Mayo 2012.

Ayon kina Dr. Jimmuel Naval at Dr. Reuel Molina Aguila, mga tagapagtatag at direktor ng PRS, ang mga napiling lalahok ay sina: (Sanaysay) Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin, at Jay Jomar F. Quintos; (Maikling Kuwento / Dagli) Jack Alvarez, Janice Maramara Cortez, Rachel Valencerina Marra, Sara Sebastian, Aliona Silva, at Riena Marie Llorin Solacito; at (Tula) John Roemart Atienza, Lean Karlo Borlongan, Ma. Cecilia C. de la Rosa, Francisco Arias Monteseña, Liberty Notarte, Maria Christina Pangan, at Daniw Plaridel Q. Santiago.
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The Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP) announces its fellows for the 11th Ateneo National Writers Workshop which will be held on May 21-25, 2012 at the Ateneo de Manila University campus in Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

After a rigorous selection process, fifteen applicants were accepted this year from all over the country. For Short Story: Kareen Kristeen Valmoria Bughaw (Cebu City), Al Gerard de la Cruz (Cagayan de Oro City), Early Sol A. Gadong (Iloilo City), Rowena Rose M. Lee (Davao City), and Eric John Betita Villena (Cagayan de Oro City). For Poetry: Miro Frances Dimaano Capili (Makati City), Isabela Kristiana E. Cuerva (Marikina City), and Nolin Adrian de Pedro (Quezon City). For Maikling Kuwento: Jesus Catigan Insilada (Calinog, Iloilo), Ricky C. Ornopia (Marikina City), and Julz E. Riddle (Quezon City). For Tula: Nicko R. Caluya (Quezon City), Joseph Immanuel G. Casimiro (Taytay, Rizal), Paolo Miguel G. Tiausas (Pasig City), and Om Narayan A. Velasco (Baguio City). Read the rest of this entry »

19th iligan national writers workshop fellows
Finally, here’s the announcement of fellows for the 19th Iligan National Writers Workshop. Wow, 19th batch. It feels like our 15th happened a long, long time ago. Anyway, seeing the list, there’s no doubt this is going to be an interesting batch. Enjoy the city of Iligan, Marvin, Phillip, Glenn, and Jesus! And to the rest of the fellows, congratulations!

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19 out of 106 applicants qualified in this year’s 19th Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW) to be held on May 14-18, 2012 at the MSU-IIT and at the Elena Tower Inn, Iligan City.
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Now on its 62nd year of encouraging excellence in literary writing, the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) is currently accepting entries for this year’s contest. Deadline for submission is at 12:00 m.n. of 30 April 2012.

The Palanca Awards, the country’s most prestigious and longest-running literary competition, welcomes submissions under the following regular categories:
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The IYAS Creative Writing Workshop of the University of St. La Salle (USLS), Bacolod City, has selected 15 Fellows for 2012, out of 81 applicants from the country and abroad. The Fellows for Fiction are Maria Amparao Warren, Brylle B. Tabora (English), Chuckie Perez Manio, and Anthony de la Cruz (Filipino), Daryl Nino Toring Jabil (Cebuano), Fr. Reynaldo Villanoy Jr. (Hiligaynon). The Fellows for Poetry are Miro Frances D. Capili and Ramon Enrico Damasing (English), Early Sol Gadong and GL John Clavel Haro (Hiligaynon), Mariane A.R.T. Abuan (Filipino), Gratian Paul R. Tidor and CD Borden (Cebuano). Fellows for Drama are: Fundador Tipon III (Hiligaynon) and Mario Mendez (Filipino).
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National Writers Workshop Director-in-Residence Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas and Silliman University are pleased to announce that the following writers have been accepted as fellows for the 51st Silliman University National Writers Workshop scheduled on April 30-May 18, 2012 at the Silliman University Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village, Camp Lookout, Valencia.
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Ikinalulugod na ibalita ng Adarna House ang paparating na Ikalawang Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Pagtuturo sa Filipino na gaganapin sa ika-26 at 27 ng Oktubre, 2012 (Biyernes at Sabado) sa Quezon City. Ang kumperensiyang ito ng mga guro at mananaliksik sa Filipino ay iikot sa temang Wika at Panitikan sa Silid-Aralan. Si Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera, Pambansang Alagad ng Sining para sa Panitikan, ang magsisilbing tagapagsalitang pandangal. Papaksain ni Dr. Lumbera ang halaga ng wika sa pagtataguyod ng kultura at pambansang pagkakakilanlan. Sa mga magaganap na panayam, magsasalita ang mga guro mula sa iba’t ibang antas ng pag-aaral ukol sa mga mungkahing pamamaraan ng pagtuturo ng Filipino. Read the rest of this entry »

Registration is now open for our summer workshop: book making for kids. In this workshop, kids will make their own books starting with their own story, drawing their own illustrations, and designing their own book cover.

Kids will be taught the basics of book development as they are taught the step-by-step process of creating their own book—from writing their own story, breaking down their narrative into scenes, to drawing their characters and events on each page.
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The University of the Philippines Baguio and National Commission for Culture and the Arts will hold the third Cordillera Creative Writing Workshop on May 23 to 25, 2012.

The Workshop is open to all, 16 years old and above. Original and unpublished works written in any of the Northern Philippine Languages (and their dialects): Ibaloy, Kankanaey, Ifugao, Kalinga, Bontoc, Kalanguya, Karao, Isnag, Tinguian, Pangasinan, Ilokano, etc. Submit any of the following:

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The LIKHAAN: UP Institute of Creative Writing announces that it is now accepting submissions for possible inclusion in the sixth issue of Likhaan: The Journal of Contemporary Literature.

Likhaan, the country’s leading literary peer-reviewed journal funded by the Office of the UP Diliman Chancellor and published annually, showcases the best of new and unpublished Philippine writing in English and Filipino. Submissions to the journal undergo a strict pre-screening and blind refereeing process by both the editors and a panel of referees composed of eminent writers and critics from within and outside UP. The ICW fellows and associates take turns serving as its editor. Read the rest of this entry »