Applications now open for Silliman University’s 51st National Writers Workshop
By Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 2 (PIA) --- Silliman University (SU) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental is now accepting applications for its 51st National Writers Workshop which will run from April 30 to May 18, 2012 at the SU Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village, this city.
The workshop is offering 15 fellowships to promising writers. Fellows will be provided housing, a modest stipend, and a subsidy to partially defray their transportation costs, a release from SU said.
Applicants must submit manuscripts in English on or before February 10, 2012.
Manuscripts should be submitted in hard copy on short-size bond paper, using Times New Roman or Calibri in 12 pt. font type.
Applicants for Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction fellowships should submit three to five entries while applicants for Poetry fellowships should submit seven to ten poems.
Applicants for Drama fellowship should submit at least a One-Act Play. For plays exceeding the one-act length, a scene accompanied by a synopsis of the entire work should be included.
Each fiction, non-fiction, or drama manuscript should not be more than 50 pages in double-spaced format. “We encourage applicants to stay below the 50 pages since a submission half that length is more than sufficient as a critical gauge,” the press release said.
Manuscripts should be submitted along with a letter of recommendation from a literature professor or an established writer, resume, a notarized certification that the works are original, and two 2x2 ID pictures.
Entries that fail to comply with said requirements will automatically be eliminated.
Applications must be sent to Dr. Evelyn F. Mascuñana , Chair, Department of English and Literature, Silliman University, 6200 Dumaguete City.
For inquiries, email atnwworkshop_su@yahoo.com or call (035) 422-6002 loc. 350. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental with reports from Ian Rosales Casocot)
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‘Hugyaw’ concert-for-a-cause set for typhoon Sendong victims in Dumaguete City
by Jennifer Catan-Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) Some top musicians and artists in Negros Oriental have come together for a fund-raising concert for the victims of typhoon Sendong. The concert-for-a-cause will be held on January 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Macias Sports Center, Capitol Area, Dumaguete City.
Concert organizer core group representative, Glynda Descuatan said the event is dubbed “Hugyaw! sa Panaghiusa-Kalipay-Paglaum,” features the best talents in the province.
The entrance fee is P50 as donation which will be used for the tents, construction materials and other necessary supplies for those houses which were totally or partially damaged of the typhoon.
This is for a more lasting solution to the problem of dislocation. While relief efforts are ongoing, there is the greater challenge of re-building these communities, who are now cramped inside Church Chapels, Day-Care Centers, with relatives who can barely support their own families, or camping in any vacant lot available,” said Descuatan.
To make the program unique and more meaningful, Descuatan explained, it is segregated in three parts, Panaghiusa which involves audience participation, community singing, getting-together activities, with live band accompaniment from the Youth Band Z’MAR, of Sibulan United Church of Christ in the Philippines including the Youth Advocate Through Theatre Arts.
Kalipay, main part of the program, which feature the Dance Troupes, the Dance Crews, the winners of local, regional and national contests, the fashion show, and the choir groups of corporations.
The third part is Paglaum, to feature testimonies of hope from affected families, plus videos and photos taken by various groups to be played on the wide screens, inspirational numbers from church choirs, the presentation of Pavaroti like singer Mano Saldivar and the Singing Priests, after which a collective, community commitment and prayer will be done to end the program.
The organizers request the public to support the concert-for-a-cause to help the typhoon Sendong victims in Dumaguete City. (PIA/JCT)