74th National Student Press Convention and 37th Biennial Student Press Congress scheduled for May 19 to 23

The College Editors Guild of the Philippines, the oldest, broadest and only-existing alliance of tertiary student publications in the Philippines and Asia-Pacific region, will hold its 74th National Student Press Convention (NSPC) and 37th Biennial Student Press Congress on May 19-23, 2014 at St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao, Seminary Road, Brgy. Catalunan Grande, Davao City with the theme: “Dasig Manunuwat: Uniting Campus Journalists for Genuine Press Freedom and Social Change.”

The NSPC will provide lectures and workshops on basic, intermediate and advanced journalism skills. Likewise, trainings on different literary genres will be given. And as part of the Guild’s 82 years of dedication in educating student journalists regarding the plight of the country, various socio-political discussions will also be featured.

Also, the following awards will be given to outstanding publications:

15th GAWAD Ernesto Rodriguez Jr.

Named after CEGP President Emeritus Ernesto Rodriguez Jr., Gawad ERJ is the search for outstanding student publications in the country. The contest has two categories: major (tabloid, broadsheet, magazine,) and minor (website, alternative form, literary folio). In the major category, a publication may join only one form. In the minor category, a publication may join all the forms.

10th GAWAD Beng Hernandez 

In honor of the dedication of martyred CEGP Vice President for Mindanao Benjaline “Beng” Hernandez in protecting and promoting human rights, Gawad Beng is the award given to the publication with an exemplary program on human rights. Beng, who also worked as a human rights volunteer, was murdered by CAFGU while conducting a fact-finding mission at Arakan Valley, Cotabato on April 5, 2002. In this award, a particular program on human rights accompanied by photos, narrative report or video is to be judged (you can use any of these materials).

34th GAWAD Marcelo H. del Pilar

Gawad MHDP is the highest citation given by the Guild to its outstanding alumni.

In this regard, we are inviting your student publication to the 74th NSPC. The registration fee is P3,300.00 per delegate inclusive of food, lodging and kit for the duration of the event. Early bird registration is until May 10, 2014 with a discounted registration fee of P3,200.00. Delegates are advised to pay the fare for the Basic Masses Integration (Classroom Discussion 1 – The Social Panorama: Understanding the Marginalized Sectors) which costs P100.00 per delegate.

Member publications are also advised to pay their annual institutional fee for the National Office (P500.00) and for their local chapter. Non-member publications who wish to be part of the roster of member publications of the Guild can also pay the institutional fees.
Cebu and Panay – P250.00
Ilocos, Baguio-Benguet, Bikol and Leyte – P300.00
Caraga – P350.00
Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Negros, Samar, Western Mindanao, Northern Mindanao, Greater Cotabato, Southern Mindanao and Far Southern Mindanao– P500.00

For inquiries and confirmation, you may contact the following:
For Luzon: Charina Claustro (0905-894-4129)
For Visayas: Franel Poliquit (09158066421/09226401319)
For Mindanao: Kit Iris Frias (0908-416-4941)

The program for the convention and Commission on Higher Education endorsement are attached with this letter. Visit College Editors Guild of the Philippines-National Office Facebook Page for the travel advisory.

We look forward to your publication’s participation in this noble activity.

From panitikan.com.ph. Reposted here with permission.

FILCOLS Members are Panelists of the 21st Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW)

The Office of Publication & Information (OPI), the Department of English of the College of Arts & Social Sciences (CASS) funded by the OPI and the National Commission for Culture & Arts (NCCA) released the names of 15 writing fellows during the 21st Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW) to be held on May 26-31, 2014.

The OPI and the Department of English will likewise hold the Second Mindanao Writers & Teachers Summit on May 23-24, 2014 at the CASSalida Theatre.

The 15 Iligan workshop fellows, the literary genres, geographic area and schools are: LUZON- Poetry (English): Lawdenmarc Y. Decamora/San Fernando, Pampanga/De La Salle University; (Filipino): Rommel V. Roxas/Manila/University of Santo Tomas; (Bicol): Allan Popa/Quezon City/UP Diliman; Short Story (Filipino): Seymour B. Sanchez/Pasay City/UP Diliman; and Creative Non-Fiction (English): Nastasia Mikhaila L. Tysmans/ Quezon City/Ateneo de Manila University.

VISAYAS- Short Story (Sebuano): The Gumercindo Rafanan Writing Fellow -Manuel M. Avenido, Jr./Cebu City/ Cebu Normal University; (Waray) Boy Abunda Writing Fellow -Jeremy Alexandre O. Evardone/Palapag, Northern Samar/University of Eastern Philippines; (Hiligaynon) Early Sol A. Gadong/Iloilo City/ UP Visayas in Iloilo; Excerpt of Novel (English) Le-an Lai Lacaba/Tacloban City/UP College Tacloban; and, POETRY (Waray) Ela Mae G. Salazar/Basey, Samar/ Leyte Normal University.

MINDANAO- Short Story (English)- Maria Karlene Shawn I. Cabaraban/Cagayan de Oro City/ Xavier University; Edmond Julian Y. De La Cerna/Davao City/ UP Mindanao; (Filipino) Karen Y. Ramos/Iligan City/MSU-IIT; and, POETRY (English) Amado C. Guinto, Jr./ Iligan City/MSU-IIT.

This year, the keynote speaker is the Sebuano poet, translator and critic Dr. Hope Sabanpan Yu, Director of the Cebuano Studies Center of the University of San Carlos (USC).  The panelists this year are:  John Iremil Teodoro, Merlie M. Alunan, Macario D. Tiu, Victorio N. Sugbo, Ralph Semino Galan, the Director of the New York Creative Writing Workshop, Tim Tomlinson and the resident panelists, Steve Fernandez, German Gervacio and the workshop Director, Christine Godinez Ortega.

Another highlight this year will be the launching of the 20th INWW Proceedings with last year’s keynote lecturer Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr. It is published by MSU-IIT OVCRE and edited by Godinez-Ortega. 

Teodoro, Alunan and Galan are active FILCOLS Members.

This press release is from panitikan.com.ph and http://www.msuiit.edu.ph/news.

Hasaan mula sa Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas

Ang Hasaan ay isang taunang interdisiplinaryong refereed journal sa Filipino ng Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas sa pangangasiwa ng Departamento ng Filipino. Tampok dito ang mga artikulong nakatuon sa Filipino bilang larangan ng kaalaman mula sa mga mananaliksik at iskolar sa bansa.  

1. Maaaring maging bahagi ng journal ang mga pananaliksik ukol sa anumang paksa na may kinalaman sa mga napapanahong usapin at konsepto sa Filipino kaugnay ng iba pang disiplina/konsepto gaya ng  relihiyon, teolohiya, edukasyon, panitikan, agham-panlipunan, ekonomiya, pilosopiya, sining, mass media, agham, arkitektura, politika, wika, kultura, sikolohiya, globalisasyon, identidad, gender, pamamahala, teknolohiya, komunikasyon, ideolohiya, agham at teknolohiya.
2. Ang papel ay nararapat na magtaglay ng sumusunod na katangian:
   1. napapanahon, interdisiplinaryo at makabuluhang paksang makapag-aambag sa diskursong Filipino na maaaring makapagpayaman sa mga kurso sa pananaliksik sa Filipino.
   2. may sapat na lawak at lalim ng pagtalakay sa paksa batay sa mga matitibay na ebidensya, angkop na metodo at masinop na pagkilala sa mga sanggunian.
   3. tuwiran at malinaw ang pagtalakay sa paksa ayon sa pamantayan ng mahusay na akademikong publikasyon.
3. Ang mungkahing papel ay maaaring bahagi ng gradwadong tesis, disertasyon o presentasyon sa isang kumperensiya o anumang pananaliksik na hindi pa nalalathala sa anumang anyo.

4.     Ang haba ng papel ay hindi hihigit sa 6,500 salita. Kalakip nito ang 250-300 salitang abstrak at limang susing salita sa format na Times New Roman 12, doble-espasyo, Microsoft Word 97-2003.

5.     Ang dokumentasyon ay estilong parentetikal-sanggunian ayon sa format ng MLA Seventh Edition.

6.     Tungkulin ng awtor na kumuha ng permiso para sa anumang materyal na may karapatang-ari at isumite ito sa Editorial Board.

7.     Hulyo 30 ang deadline ng pagsusumite ng papel.  Para sa detalye at iba pang katanungan, makipag-ugnayan sa Lupon ng Editor sa usthasaanjournal@gmail.com.

FILCOLS Member Anvil Publishing Presents Promo for Mothers' Day!

30% off on Books for Mothers by Mothers

Get MOM any of these Award-winning and best-selling books at a 30% discount when you buy online from May 4 – May 11.

The selection includes titles featuring stories and essays about being a mother and being mothered in books like Motherhood Statements, Robin Lim’s Wellness for Mothers and After the Baby’s Birth and Ma. Lourdes Carandang’s Nawala ang Ilaw ng Tahanan.

Of course when we think of our mothers, what else do we remember but those Sunday family lunches or family dinners featuring  their specialties. Relive these moments with cookbooks like Kulinarya, Flavors of the Philippines, Cooking with Love and Celebrations.

Raising  children is also one of the toughest parts of motherhood. Math professor and psychologist  Queena Lee-Chua’s books like Helping Our Children Do Well in School, Eureka and Learning share best practices and lessons from other parents on how to raise achievers .

How to order:

1. Go to Anvil website (www.anvilpublishing.com).

2. Once in the website, add book/s of your choice to your shopping cart.

3. All participating titles will automatically have a 30% discount.

4. If you are not yet registered, fill out a registration form with your name, telephone number, e-mail address and shipping address information fields.

5. The discount is applicable to book purchases only and not to shipping costs.

6. For every P500 worth of books, you will be entitled for a free shipping.

7. You will receive an e-mail confirmation from Anvil Publishing Inc. (via ) that Anvil has received the order. Regular order-processing will already begin at this point as per Anvil online sales procedure.

8. Discount promo will run from May 4, 12:00 AM to May 12, 12:00 AM.

Find out more about the offer through this link:

http://www.anvilpublishing.com/product-category/mommy-reads/

Paper Monster Press, an Indie Publication by FILCOLS Member Ayn de la Cruz

DEADLINE EXTENDED--MAY 15, 2014! PAPER MONSTER PRESS PRESENTS ATLANTIS!

Vol. 3. no. 1 of PAPER MONSTER PRESS'S LOST IN TRANSLATION YEAR

Atlantis is about water, drowning, the depths, lost cities, forgotten species.

Submit:
1) cover art with the words PAPER MONSTER PRESS and ATLANTIS in the front or the back cover
2) 1-3 poems in English or Filipino
3) 1-3 artworks in JPEG format
4) 1-3 songs in MP3 or WAV format

Please send everything to papermonsterpress@gmail.com until May 15, 2014! 

Maglulunsad ng nobelang pang-young adult ang FILCOLS Member na si Edgar Samar!

Inaanyayahan ang lahat sa paglulunsad ng nobelang Si Janus Silang at ang Tiyanak ng Tabon, ang unang aklat sa seryeng likha ni Edgar Calabia Samar. Magkita-kita po tayo sa Adarna House Showroom nang 3:00 NH sa Sabado, ika-10 ng Mayo para sama-sama nating salubungin si Janus sa isang munting salusalo.

Mabibili ang libro sa halagang Php140.00 (mula sa regular na presyong Php175.00) sa Sabado. Inaanyayahan rin ang lahat ng nakapagbasa na ng libro upang magpapirma at makipagkuwentuhan sa may akda tungkol sa nobela.

Ito ang una sa mga serye ng kuwentuhan para sa #JanusSilang ngayong buwan. Abangan ang aming balita tungkol sa mga susunod pa sa mga parating na araw.

Para sa mga katanungan, maaring makipag-ugnayan sa (02) 3526765 local 118.

Wanted: Earthquake Stories

Where were you on July 16, 1990? We need your stories. Deadline extended to May 15.

BACKGROUND
    The project aims primarily to complete the manuscript for a book on the Baguio experience of the July 1990 earthquake, titled “Histories in Memories: Remembering the July 16, 1990 Earthquake.” This project, which is a recipient of a grant from the National Book Development Board (NBDB) for the category local history, is authored/supervised by Anna Christie V. Torres, Dean of the College of Arts and Communication, University of the Philippines Baguio. 

    This project takes off from an initial pool of selected prose narratives from the literary corpus of an exhibit dubbed  “Gathering Stories & Weaving Memories: 20 Years After the July 16 Earthquake” by the Ubbog Cordillera Young Writers which was mounted at the Bell House in Camp John Hay on July 16, 2010. The commemorative exhibit which featured art installations of personal accounts in poetic and prose forms by Baguio locals and non-local survivors alike, was aimed at “collecting strength, celebrating survival and creating/recreating solidarities” with regard to the 1990 Luzon earthquake that hit Baguio City the hardest.
The book, which is basically an anthology of “mini-histories,” comprises (a) a collection of narratives from various contributors who experienced the 1990 Baguio earthquake first hand and (b) a critical essay that articulates the individual memories as collective experience and thus as history of the community which will be written by the main author. The project  generally aims to produce a book manuscript that serves both as repository of historical narratives regarding the Baguio experience of the July 1990 earthquake, and an “alternative” history of Baguio. As history, the book project aims (1) to contribute to the body of local history of Baguio City at a particular point in time (1990), and (2) to draw attention to valuable lessons in disaster awareness and reduction as gleaned from these mini histories. As a book per se, its three main components (the collection, the key critical essay, and the book design and layout) shall be subject to the discretion of the book author. 

TARGET COMPLETION
The target completion of the compilation of contributions is June 2014. The book manuscript is intended for completion in December 2014 and for publication shortly thereafter.

OPEN FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
This project not only identifies the importance of writing local history to a community, but more importantly recognizes the role and active participation of individual citizens in the writing of history.
The project committee is now accepting contributions for possible inclusion in the book project “Histories in Memories: Remembering the July 16, 1990 Earthquake.” 

• Contributions must be personal first-hand accounts of the July 1990 earthquake in Baguio City and its neighboring areas (i.e. La Trinidad, and Tuba, Benguet).  
• The written accounts must be in nonfiction prose, and may take the form either of a short narrative or a short essay (i.e. various formats of creative nonfiction: real-life story, memoir, reflection, epistolary, sketch, mini biography, mini autobiography). 
• Entries may be written in English, Filipino, or Ilokano. 
• More than one entry may be submitted by a contributor.
• Entries should be submitted in Microsoft Word document file format sent through email to the addressbaguio1990earthquake@gmail.com.
• Submissions must be accompanied by a separately attached Microsoft Word document file of the bio data of the author.

Entries are subject to screening and editing by the book author. Authors whose contributions will be selected for inclusion in the book will receive a modest honorarium. The rights of authorship of the contributions remain with  the individual authors.  The rights pertaining to the book as a whole shall be reserved to the main author.

From panitikan.com.ph. Reposted here with permission.

Call for nominations for the 14th Madrigal-Gonzalez Best First Book Award

The UP Institute of Creative Writing and the Madrigal-Gonzalez Family are making a call for nominees to the 14th Madrigal Gonzalez Best First Book Award. 

The award is given to the best first book by a Filipino writer, and alternates each year between books written in Filipino and in English. This year, the award is open to first books in Filipino published between 2012 and 2013.

The nominated book may be (1) a collection of poems; (2) a collection of short stories; (3) a full-length novel; (4) a collection of plays; (5) a collection of creative nonfiction (literary essays, autobiography, biography, travelogue,newspaper columns, etc.); or (6) a graphic novel or a collection of short graphic stories.

Please note that while we are using the UNESCO definition of a book as a publication of at least 49 pages (cover pages not included) we are opento children’s books that might fall below 49 pages. Similarly, we welcome self-published work. 

However, books that do not fall within the category of creative writing are not eligible.

Nomination Process: Please send, with a cover letter addressed to the 14th MGBFBA BOARD OF JUDGES, five (5) copies of each book you wish to nominate to the UP ICW at the 2nd Floor, Bulwagang Rizal, Faculty Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

You may nominate as many books as you wish, provided these were published within the stipulated years, and are known to you to be the first published (creative writing) books by the authors concerned.

Copies of books submitted for consideration will not be returned. One of the copies submitted will be archived at the Gonzalo Gonzalez Reading Room in UP Diliman,which houses Filipino and Asian Writing.

The deadline for submission of nominations is 27 June 2014, 6 pm.

The panel of judges will comprise distinguished award-winning writers chosen by the fellows and associates of the UP Institute of Creative Writing. For inquiries, you may call 922-1830 and look for Mr. Ronnie Amuyot.

This press release is from panitikan.com.ph. Reposted here with permission.

Sapantaha: Mga Maikling Kwentong Spekulatibo at Imahinatibo pinalawig ang dedlayn hanggang Mayo 31

Matunog sa ating pandinig ngayon ang spekulatibo bilang bansag sa imahinatibong sulatin. Kadalasang tumutukoy ito sa panulat na hindi lamang gumagamit ng mga dragon o bampira bilang mga tauhan, maari ring ang tagpo’y nasa Middle Earth o The Wall. Minsan, hindi naman kinakailangang maging pantastiko ng tauhan o ng tagpo. May akdang spekulatibo na pumupulso sa kasalukuyan at lumilikha ng mga senaryong nakahihindik ngunit posible. 

Wala bang makain ang karamihan? Puwes, gawing isang reality show ang patayan ng mga kabataan sa isang mundong naging tradisyon ang Reaping upang maging pagpupugay sa mga illusyon ng pagkaBusog at kapayapaan. Nakakapraning na ba ang social media gaya ng facebook? Matagal nang sinapantaha ni George Orwell ang Big Brother na laging nakamasid. 

Kasalukuyang pukaw ang interes ng mga kabataang mambabasa sa ganitong uri ng mga babasahin at bakit hindi? Nakaririndi nga marahil na makapagbasa ng mga kathang tungkol sa mga magsasakang nag-aalumpihit sa poot o mga manggagawang nag-aamok at mamamaril. Hindi naman sa kinakanlong ng mga patnugot ng Sapantaha ang eskapismo. Nais lang naming ipakita na matagal nang dumadaloy sa panitikan ng bansa ang imahinasyong piston rin ng ganitong mga katha. Lamang, hindi pa marahil nagkakaroon ng pagkakataong matipon bilang antolohiya. 

Layunin ng Sapantaha na tipunin ang mga akdang may tatak ng imahinasyong humuhulma ng mga kinikinita, hinala at , kutob. Kung kinikinita, pagaganahin ang bisyon ng hinaharap. Maaring paglaruan ang panahon, kadyutin ang calibre ng odometer ng oras upang maging 2046 o 3014, o maari ring gawing paurong, bago pa tayo sinakop ng mga Kastila at kasalukuyan pang tumatawid ang mga elepante sa mga landbridges. 

Puwedeng maglagay ng detalyeng ang nakaupong president ng Pilipinas ay dating child star na naging massacre movie queen. Paano kung ang scholarship ay sponsored ng isang katulad ni Justin Bieber na may sentimental na alaala sa Pilipinas noong na-Yolanda iyon? Paano kung ang katumbas ng Rossum’s Universal Robots ay ang OFW? Inuupgrade at chinachopchop?

Maari ring maging susing salita ng akdang sapantaha ang hinala. Na may ugnay sa paghuhubog ng historical fiction. Sa akda ni Macario Pineda na Ginto sa Makiling, hinabi niya ang pamilyar na alamat ni Mariang Makiling sa kaparehas na time-space continuum ng mga unang dekada ng pananakop ng mga Amerikano sa Pilipinas. Sabayang umiiral ang Edenikong komunidad ng Makiling at ang nayon, at hindi man nabanggit ni Pineda, ang konstruksiyon ng mga unang pampublikong eskuwela sa mga dating pueblo, at ang posibleng pag-aaklas ng mga sakada. Tila tahimik ang galamay ng kolonyalismo sa akda ni Pineda, ngunit lumilitaw sa pag-iral mismo ng isang diwatang namimili ng kakang gata ng lahi upang mamuhay sa Makiling. 

Inakda ni Faustino Aguilar ang Lihim ng Isang Pulo, isang nobelang nasa panahong bago pa dumaong ang mga galleon ni Legaspi’t Magellan. Doon, tumutok si Aguilar sa dinamiko ng isang barangay. Hinala marahil niya na mayroon tayong abanseng sibilisasyon, at naipakita niya iyon sa nobela. 

Maraming what ifs sa ating kasaysayan na tila humihingi lamang ng pagkakataong isulat bilang kuwento. Ang mga chismis tulad ng kayamanan ng kilusan ng Katipunan, na nasa kamay ni Heneral Antonio Luna, ngunit sa gitna ng kabilaang pagtataksil at panggigipit ay mapupunta sa kinakasama niyang babae, na tila pinagtiyap at kaapelyido pa ng isang prominenteng dating pangulo ng Pilipinas. Ang mga botelya ng gamot para sa syphilis na natagpuan sa klinika ni Rizal. Ang nangyari kay Juan Luna, matapos mabaril ang asawa’t biyenan sa kanilang tahanan sa Paris. 

Totoo, mahirap gamiting material ang kasaysayan sapagkat maaari kang makapaghabi ng mga kasinungalingan o distortion. Hindi hangarin ng kuleksiyon na kanlungin ang gayong hinala. Sa halip, nais lang nito na ipakitang ang fiksiyon kung minsa’y mas totoo pa sa katotohanan. Sa Makina ni Turing ni Ramon Guillermo, isang ilustrado ang babasag sa nakasanayang kahulugan ng salitang iyon – ipakikita na siya’y may ugnay hindi lamang sa mga akulturadong laman ng mga salon at aklatan, kundi pati sa mga kumikilos para sa Rebolusyon. Gagamitin ni Guillermo ang larong sungka upang magsilbing trope ng liminal na pag-iral ng mga tauhang iyon. 

May hinala si Sadyah Zapanta sa Lumbay ng Dila ni Genevieve Asenjo na siya’y may makulay na nakaraan – at totoo pala iyon nang manumbalik sa kanya ang halaga ng salaysay ng mga nuno niyang may mga kapangyarihang mahikal na nagsilbing panangga sa pananakop. Ang mga akdang ito’y patunay na mahalaga ang kapangyarihan ng spekulatibo upang makapagnilay tungkol sa ating nakaraan, personal man o pambansa.

Maari ring ang kuwento’y umiikot sa kutob, isang katangiang taglay ng mga kuwentong horror o katatakutan. Bukod sa mga popular na edisyon ng Philippine Ghost Stories series ng PSICOM, maraming mga kuwentong nasa genre na ito sa wikang Filipino ang namukadkad sa Liwayway, Bannawag at Hiligaynon. Sa “The Ghost of La Casa Grande” ni Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, magtatagpo ang nuno at ina. Paglayo ito sa stereotypical na whitelady na nakatira sa mga mariringal na tahanan, na humihingi ng hustisya. Kung may hiling man ang multo, ito ang kaligayahan ng apo niyang tila magiging katulad rin ng tinahak ng kanyang buhay. Isang alipin ng patriyarkal na ekspektasyon, at sexistang lipunan. 

Hangarin ng kalipunan na tipunin ang mga akdang alanganin – hindi maiuri kung kuwento nga bang talaga. Hindi dagli, hindi rin dula, hindi tula, hindi sanaysay. Ang mahalaga, nangangagat, nang-uusig, nangingiliti, nakikibungisngis. Sa “Dugo at Utak” ni Cornelio Reyes, umaandar ang diwa ng isang manggagawang naghihingalo, literal na nalulusaw ang utak, at nakalulusaw rin ang prosa. Mga kumag man sa mundo ng fiksyon ni Derain o mga duwende sa akda ni Perez, inaakay tayo ng mga panulat na iyon sa mga alanganin ring mundo – na panahon na ring makilala ng mga kontemporaryong kabataan.

Kabilang din sa yumayamang kasaysayan ng spekulabo't imahinatibong katha ang mga nobelang Ang Banal na Aklat ng mga Kumag ni Allan Derain, Si Amapola sa 65 na Kabanata ni Ricky Lee, at Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog ni Edgar Calabia Samar.

Kung sa hinuha ninyo’y may akda kayong tumutugma sa aming linalarawan, aba, huwag mag-atubiling isumite ang inyong likha. (Maari nang banggitin ang deadline dito, sorry, di ko maalala kung kalian, nakalimutan kong itala – LSC) Ipadala ang manuskrito salcleto9@gmail.com at sa roland.tolentino@gmail.com. Huwag nang ipakain sa anay ang ideya, isulat, at nang sama-sama nating mapayabong ang sapantaha sa kapangyarihan ng sama-sama nating spekulasyon at imahinasyon.

Deadline ng pagpapasa: Mayo 31, 2014, isama ang tatlong pangungusap na bio ng manunulat, at sertifikasyong orihinal sa manunulat ang akda.

Dalawang screening ang mangyayari. Una ay sa mga editor pero ang final ng seleksyon ay magmumula sa rekomendasyon ng pablisyer.

Ang press release na ito ay inilathala sa panitikan.com.ph. Ni-repost dito nang may pahintulot.

MAKIISA MAKISINING 2014: Palihan sa Sining ng mga Kabataan ng Timog-Katagalugan

17-18 May 2014. National Arts Center, Makiling, Los Banos.

Ang sining ay isang paraan ng pakikisangkot. Napatunayan na ng kasaysayan na ang mga artistang nagsusulong ng sining na nakikisangkot ay may kakayahang humubog ng isang lipunang makatuwiran. Ang sining, kung gayon, ay maaaring gumampan ng mahalagang papel upang hamunin ang kasalukuyang kaayusan ng lipunan. Gayundin, ang pagpipinta ng larawan, paglikha ng tula at awit, at pagtatanghal ng dula ay maaring maging mitsa ng digmaan.

Sa ganitong balangkas nakikitang napapanahon ang isang pangkulturang palihan o cultural workshop. Layunin ng MAKIISA MAKISINING na mabigyan ng batayang kaalaman at kasanayan sa iba’t ibang disiplina sa sining ang mga kabataan ng Timog Katagalugan, at mamulat sila sa mga napapanahong isyu sa lipunan.

Workshop sessions and facilitators:
Street photography- Ray Panaligan
Effigy-making- Ugatlahi Artistcollective
Graffiti and mural-making- Guni Guri Collective
Performance poetry- Ericson Acosta at Dennis Espada
Street theater-

Registration fee @ P100. Sa mga nais sumali, sagutan lang ang registration form dito http://bit.ly/1iPh2wt o mag-confirm sa Artists Arrest FB/ 0905.316.5070.

Makiisa, Makisining na! Kitakits.

Mula sa panitikan.com.ph, inilathala rito nang may pahintulot.