UST and IYAS National Writers Workshops

8th UST National Writers Workshop

The Center for Creative Writing and Studies of the University of Santo Tomas is accepting manuscripts for the 8th National Writers Workshop to be held from April 22 to 28 in Baguio City.

The workshop iis open to writers who have not been awarded fellowships to any national writers workshop.

An applicant should submit three printed copies (on short bond paper) and a CD or diskette containing soft copies in MS Word format of his/her manuscript (at least five poems or two short stories or five fiction or non-fiction pieces in English or Filipino). He/she should submit a resume, a 2 x 2 ID photo, and a certification duly signed by an institution/ company senior that the manuscript is authentic.

Fifteen fellowships are available, a percentage of which will be given to the Dominican Network of Schools, Colleges and Universities. Deadline is on Feb. 23.

For information, call 406-1611 loc. 8281 (from Tuesdays to Saturdays), or e-mail aldimalanta@gmail.com.

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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