November 20, 2008
UP NATIONAL WRITERS WORKSHOP ALUMNI GRAND HOMECOMING ON UP WRITERS DAY
In line with the UP Centennial and its celebration of 100 years of excellence, the UP Institute of Creative Writing is inviting the alumni of the UP National Writers Workshop to attend the UP Writers Day on December 5, 2008. This will be at the Bulwagang Rizal (beside Palma Hall) in UP Diliman. This day-long event will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12 m.n. and will feature a lecture by Gemino Abad, the awarding ceremony for the Madrigal-Gonzalez Best First Book Award, a book bazaar and the traditional concert and open mic night until midnight.
UP NWW alumni are also enjoined to submit their 200 word author profile, their updated curriculum vitae with contact data, pictures (in jpeg format) of themselves and their collection of photos of workshops past. E-mail these to panitikan_icw@yahoo.com or submit them to the ICW on the second floor of the Bulwagang Rizal.
To view the complete list of fellows from 1965 to 2008, right click and save content here. To view a sample format for the CV, download the Writers Directory by right clicking and saving content here.
For more details on this year's UP Writers Day and this alumni grand homecoming, please contact Eva at 922-1830.
November 20, 2008 National Book Awards winners
The best published books of 2007 were given special recognition when the National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle announced the winners of the 27th National Book Awards last November 15 at the Yuchengco Museum.
The Ateneo de Manila University Press bagged the Publisher of the Year Award. Among the writers who won awards for their books published in the Philippines in 2007 were Senator Edgardo J. Angara, Senator Juan Flavier, Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, Conrad de Quiros, Fr. Joaquin Bernas, and Tony Perez.
This year's trophies were designed by young sculptor Glenn Cagandahan.
LIST OF WINNERS
ANTHOLOGY: Cordillera in June: Essays Celebrating June Prill-Brett, Anthropologist, edited by B. P. Tapang (UP Press); Mga Piling Dulang Mindanao, Unang Aklat, edited by Arthur P. Casanova (UST Publishing House).
ART & BEST DESIGNED BOOK: Salvador F. Bernal: Designing the Stage, by Nicanor G. Tiongson, designed by Brian Tenorio (NCCA).
BIOGRAPHY / AUTOBIOGRAPHY: From Barrio to Senado: An Autobiography, by Juan M. Flavier; Legends & Adventures, by Carmen Guerrero Nakpil (Circe Communications) ; Maria Kalaw Katigbak: A Charmed Life, by Monina Allarey Mercado (Anvil).
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November 20, 2008
UP CREATIVE INDUSTRIES CONFERENCE LAUNCHED
The UP College of Arts and Letters, The UP College of Fine Arts, The UP College of Music and The UP College of Architecture, with the support of Intellectual Property Office (IP) Philippines, will hold The Philippine Conference on Global Prospectus for the Arts on 27-28 November 2008 at the Abelardo Hall Auditorium, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
The conference organizers are Arts and Letters Dean and National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario, Fine Arts Dean Tina Colayco, Music Dean Ramon Acoymo, Architecture Dean Dan Silvestre and IP Philippines Director-General Adrian Cristobal Jr.
Conference speakers and discussants include Cultural Center of the Philippines President Nestor Jardin, Summit Media general manager Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng, Architect Cathy Saldaña, singer and artist manager Carlo Orosa, artist Reggie Yuson, cultural icon Gilda Cordero Fernando, visual artist and broadcast journalist Robert Alejandro, architect and planner Maria Cristina Turalba, Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage Council Lutgardo Labad, Barasoain Kalingangan theater group director Armand Sta. Ana, Tagbilaran's Diocesan Cultural Heritage Commssion chair Fr. Valentino Pinlac, Architect Dinky Consunji-Laperal, violinist Coke Bolipata, and IP professionals Ang Kwee Tiang, Atty. Emma Francisco, and Atty. Jesus Antonio Ros.
The conference is designed for creative artists, scholars and other practitioners from architecture/landscape architecture, the visual, musical and literary arts, and the other allied disciplines. Through the conference, it is hoped that practitioners will be able to share experiences, identify key strengths and assess various determinants that will help sustain the creative industries for the many years to come.
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November 20, 2008
ADARNA SALE AND BOOK LAUNCH
Christmas Showroom Sale Our books will be going on sale from November 15 to December 22 at the Adarna House Showroom — up to 70% off on selected items! Storybooks will go for Php 50.00 each. Come visit us at 2/F FSS Building, 20 Scout Tuason corner Scout Castor Streets, Barangay Laging Handa, Quezon City. We are open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Mondays through Saturdays. Maligayang Pasko!
Book Launch: Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu!
Adarna House and the Philippine Board of Books for Young People (PBBY), in partnership with the Ortigas Foundation Library, invite you to the launch of Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu! written by Nanoy Rafael, and illustrated by Sergio Bumatay III. A story that revolves around a young boy’s mysterious problem, Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu! won the PBBY-Salanga Writers’ Prize and features the winning artworks from the PBBY-Alcala Illustrators’ Prize.
The launch will be held at 6:00 PM on November 21, at the Ortigas Foundation Library. Pre-registration is required. For registration and inquiries, please contact Vanessa Estares at 3723548 local 110.
November 17, 2008
DULAANG UP STAGES ATANG
Atang, a new sarsuwela (quasi musical/quasi sarsuwela) by Floy Quintos will be directed by the new Artistic Director of Dulaang UP, Alexander Cortez. Atang is based on the life of Atang de la Rama, National Artist for Theatre and Queen of Tagalog Sarsuwela. This new work juxtaposes all the different perspectives on our national artist - from her family, to her friends, to what the scholars tell, to her literary works and Amado Hernandez, her husband's poetry. Atang is an attempt to reconcile historical myths and historical facts theatrically. Atang will be Dulaang UP's kick-off offering to the College of Arts and Letters' SARSUWELA FESTIVAL 2009, a month long festivity of love songs and musical dramas in February 2009. Atang will open on November 19, 2008 and will run until December 7, 2008.
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November 17, 2008
SARSUWELA RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
UP SARSUWELA FESTIVAL 2009 announces the recipients of the SARSUWELA RESEARCH GRANT:
Maria Rhodora G. Ancheta, Ph.D.
Research Title: “Humor as Sedition / Seduction: Humor and Communitas in the Filipino Zarzuelas”
Priscelina Patajo-Legasto, Ph.D.
Research Title: “Reading the Nation (Bayan) in Philippine 20th Century Sarsuwelas for the 21st Century”
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November 16, 2008
UPV- CWP TO HOLD CENTENNIAL CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Tacloban City - The UPV Creative Writing Program (UPV- CWP ), in the spirit of Panagsugat , as poet Michel Obenieta once said, will be holding the All-Visayas Centennial Creative Writing Workshop from November 30 to December 6, 2008 .
The workshop comes in line with the UP Centennial celebrations. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Provincial Government of Leyte, and the Leyte Normal University (LNU) are among those who have given their active support to the project.
The event will open with the Centennial Literary Lectures on December 1 at the LNU Student Center and commence with the Centennial Literature Teacher's Conference on December 5. The creative writing workshop, designed as a dialogue between writers, critics, and readers, will comprise the body of the event.
Centennial Literary Lectures
The Centennial Literary Lectures, a series of paper presentations to be given by a panel of critics, will be hosted by the Leyte Normal University , through its University President, Dr. Evelyn C. Cruzada.
The lectures will be highlighted by conversations with no less than National Artist for Literature Francisco Sionil Jose, instead of the usual keynote address. Mr. Jose wishes to address concerns of immediate interest to the audience and thus would prefer to converse with the audience rather than just talk to them.
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November 16, 2008
FILIPINO AUTHOR WINS MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE 2008
Hong Kong– A panel of three internationally acclaimed authors and experienced literary judges named Filipino author Miguel Syjuco winner of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel Ilustrado, a fictional account of a young Filipino caught within a notorious scandal spanning over the Philippine history.
The panel of judges for the 2008 prize praised Ilustrado:
"The shortlist for the Man Asian prize testifies to the great vitality of the novel in Asian societies undergoing hectic and unexpected transformations. In the end, we had to choose; and Ilustrado seems to us to possess formal ambition, linguistic inventiveness and sociopolitical insight in the most satisfying measure. Brilliantly conceived, and stylishly executed, it covers a large and tumultuous historical period with seemingly effortless skill. It is also ceaselessly entertaining, frequently raunchy, and effervescent with humour."
The prize winner was announced at a celebratory dinner at The Peninsula Hong Kong. Miguel Syjuco was awarded USD 10,000.
Ilustrado was selected from shortlist of five:
Kavery Nambisan, The Story that Must Not be Told
Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi, The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay
Miguel Syjuco, Ilustrado
Yu Hua, Brothers
Alfred A. Yuson, The Music Child
Click here to read The Ampersand interview of Syjuco after his win.
November 14, 2008
BENEDICT ANDERSON RETURNS TO UP , WILL TALK ON RIZAL AGAIN
Benedict Anderson will give a lecture on Rizal on November 19 at the C.M. Recto Hall, Bulwagang Rizal in UP Diliman, Quezon City. The lecture will be from 230 to 430 p.m. The UP Diliman Third World Studies Center, College of Arts and Lettersl and UP Office of the Chancellor helped to bring back the acclaimed author of Imagined Communities which has sold over a quarter of a million copies. His last talk filled the Recto Hall to overflowing, with social science and literary students wanting to hear the man whose thoughts on nationalism have forged new areas of study.
According to the TWSC, in the 19th century more and more people thought about the other not geographically--distant/barbarian--but temporally-- modern/backward. For the colonial world, this opened the way for shame in being backward but also the hope of catching up and surpassing. Anderson will talk on El Filibusterismo in this general context, especially focusing on Rizal's unique time-machine methods.
Source: UP Newsletter
November 10, 2008
UP WRITERS DAY SET FOR DECEMBER 5
The Likhaan's annual celebration of UP Writers Night is the literary highlight that caps the year. Since it started, the UP Writers Night has become a tradition among writers and artists as the time for coming together to celebrate Philippine literature and the other arts.
In celebration of the centenary of the University of the Philippines, the Likhaan: UP Institute of Creative Writing is expanding its annual celebration of UP Writers Night to UP Writers Day 2008. As the expanded version of UP Writers Night, this event is even more awaited by the country's writers and literary readers, artists, and students.
UP Writers Day 2008 will be held on December 5 with activities beginning in the morning of the said day and will culminate in the celebration of Writers Night.
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November 9, 2008
AMELIA LAPENA BONIFACIO LECTURE SCHEDULED
Amelia Lapena Bonifacio will lecture on THE CHALLENGING ART OF PUPPETRY IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE AND EDUCATION. This will be on November 21, at 2:30 p.m. at the C.M. Recto Hall, Bulwagang Rizal, UP Diliman. The public is invited.
Bonifacio is the leading figure of theater and puppetry in the country. She was a former UP ICW director and currently serves in its Board of Advisers. She is also busy with her very own theater located in Teachers Village, Quezon City.
The UP ICW Panayam series is part of the ICW's activities for UP's centennial, alongside the very successful Gawad Likhaan Literary Awards. Virgilio Almario, Jose Dalisay Jr., and Bienvenido Lumbera have already shared their lectures while Gemino H. Abad is set to lecture after Bonifacio.
November 9, 2008
MAXINE SYJUCO LAUNCHES FIRST BOOK OF POEMS
Artquest Worldwide invites poetry lovers to the book launch of A Secret Life, Maxine Syjuco's first book of poems. This will be at Fully Booked, The Forum on Bonifacio High Street at 6 p.m. on November 20.
The Electric Underground Collective will also participate For inquires and/or reservations, call Fully Booked [+632] 858.7000 or visit www.fullybookedonline.com
November 9, 2007 UP MOBILE THEATER REVIVED
The curtains part to reveal a small stage with beautifully-crafted black and white furniture. Actors in colorful ternos appear onstage to perform a household comedy of manners – Kailangan Isang Tsaperon (Wanted: A Chaperon) – a classic one-act comedy by Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero.
The performers belong to the revived theater group that Guerrero himself started in 1962. Now called Lakbay Dulaang UP mobile theater, the troupe is continuing where its predecessor had left off more than 20 years ago: traveling the country and bringing theater to the people.
Guerrero died in 1995.
The concept of the mobile theater is simple—with a retractable set and a few actors and crew, the troupe will journey to different provinces in the country to entertain the communities. In the early 60s when they started, the country's economy was in the doldrums and the crime rate, alongside population, increased.
Guerrero wrote in the 1964 UP Alumni Yearbook that their performances were not merely for art's sake. "I feel that people in the provinces have a hard enough time, so our aim is to make them laugh and with a message in every play."
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November 3, 2008
KOMIKON 2008 AT THE UP BAHAY NG ALUMNI
The 4th Filipino Komiks Convention aims to bring together comic book artists/groups and publishers in a venue where they could present their talents, works and services to the public. It will showcase the creations of Filipino artists from various genres and themes and give tribute to the creators and their creations.
This will be on November 22, 2008 (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) at the UP Bahay ng Alumni, Diliman, Quezon City . The UP Bahay ng Alumni building is behind the UP Theater and in front of The UP Film Institute. The entrance fee is Php 50.00.
This year's Komikon 2008 is brought to you by The Artists' Den and UP Luna Rock. Komikon 2007 was organized by The Artists' Den and Groundbreakers Inc. Komikon 2006 was brought to you by Artists' Den with At The Drawing Board. And the first Komikon last 2005 was made possible by Artists Den and UP Grail.
Visit their website at http://komikon.blogspot.com/
October 31, 2008
STORY FESTIVAL THIS NOVEMBER IN TRINOMA
Watch out for a week-long of fun, games, and reading from November 10 to 14, 2008 at the TriNoma Mall in Quezon City , as we celebrate the 12 th Philippine Book Development Month with the theme “Read Pinoy!” This Story Festival features an exhibition of Filipino-authored books by the members of the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and partner organization, Philippine Booksellers Association, Inc. (PBAI).
On November 11, students and teachers from all over the metro will be gathering in the mall for the grand finals of the Storytelling Contest for Teachers and the Book Marathon for grades 4 to 6 students. Celebrity singer Nikki Gil will also grace us with a storytelling session at the activity center of TriNoma on the same day.
For inquiries, call NBDB (Grace or Dianne) at 928-6238 or Filipinas Heritage Library (Anne) at 892-1801 local 21. You may also visit www.nbdb.gov.ph or www.filipinaslibrary.org for the complete list of events.
October 31, 2008
MARATHON READING OF NOLI ME TANGERE AT THE FILIPINAS HERITAGE LIBRARY
Join us in an evening of literature, fun, and good food while we do a marathon reading of the Noli Me Tangere (translated by National Artist for Literature, Virgilio S. Almario) on November 8 to 9, 2008 at the Filipinas Heritage Library. Celebrities, well-known artists, authors, students, and other lovers of Filipino literature will be coming to read (and perform) portions of this influential literary piece.
This event is part of the month-long festivities of the 12 th Philippine Book Development Month, which is celebrated every November.
For inquiries, call Dianne at 920-9853 or Ciela or Anne at 892-1801.
October 31, 2008
FOOD AND WRITING: A trip to Bulacan and Pampanga
Venture into the art of food and writing with the best Bulacan and Pampanga have to offer! Get to meet National Artist for Literature, Virgilio Almario and known writer and restaurateur, Claude Tayag while relishing the good food from the best restaurants in these two provinces. Join us on November 22, 2008 for this unique gastronomical and literary experience you will never forget.
This tour is part of the celebration of the 12 th Philippine Book Development Month of the National Book Development Board, in partnership with the Filipinas Heritage Library of Ayala Foundation, Inc.
Pre-registration is required. Limited seats only. Fee is P1,000 per head (inclusive of transportation, meals, and others). Deadline for registration is on November 14, 2008.
To register, call Anne Alim or Ciela Cayton at 892-1801 local 21 or 13 or email alim.af@ayalafoundation.org or cayton.gm@ayalafoundation.org . For more information, you can visit www.filipinaslibrary.org .
October 28, 2008
MARNE KILATES' POETRY BOOK LAUNCH
After movies, poetry makes a good antidote for the recession blues
When economies are in recession more people go to the movies, according to economists and movie producers. Some people read poetry, poets and publishers would say. If you belong to the second kind, Mostly in Monsoon Weather, the third collection of award-winning poet Marne L. Kilates, may just be the book for you for just slightly above the price of a movie.
Nominated to the 2008 National Book Awards of the Manila Critics Circle and the National Book Development Board, and published by the University of the Philippines Press, ... Monsoon Weather will launch on November 7, 2008, at 6:00 o'clock in the evening, Friday, at the Roof Deck Gallery of Villanueva Law Offices, CC Castro Building, Timog Avenue, Quezon City. It's right across Sir Williams Hotel, and next door to RCBC Timog Branch.
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October 25, 2008
TWO FILIPINO AUTHORS SHORTLISTED IN MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE
HONG KONG - A novel exploring India's obsession with celebrity is one of five books, two of which were written by Filipino authors, that are shortlisted for a major Asian literary prize, organizers said Wednesday.
"The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay" by Mumbai-based author Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi is among the titles shortlisted for the second Man Asian Literary Prize, which is open to novels that have not been published in English.
The novel, which follows the affair of a married older woman and a young photographer, is "a sharp and ravishing examination of India's perverse fascination with celebrity," organizers said.
The other shortlisted books are "The Story That Must not Be Told," by Indian author Kavery Nambisan, "Illustrado" by Filipino author Miguel Syjuco and "The Music Child" by Alfred A. Yuson, also from the Philippines.
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October 19, 2008
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR ANTHOLOGY OF QUEER MUSLIM WRITINGS
Calling for essay, fiction, and poetry pieces for an international anthology of queer Muslim writings. Theme is open although works should try to look at expressions of gender identity and sexuality vis-a-vis Islam and other beliefs associated with one’s cultural origin.
Fiction and nonfiction submissions should not exceed 10,000 words. Poetry submissions should include 3 to 5 poems. Taking into consideration writers’ safety, the use of a pseudonym is acceptable. Compensation will be in the form of contributor’s copies and a share in the aggregate royalties.
Submissions must be attached as a Word document, accompanied by a cover letter with your full name, short bio and contact details.
Please email submissions to morofilm@gmail.com no later than March 31, 2009.
October 8, 2008
BULAWAN ONLINE MAY BAGONG ISYU NA
Lumabas na ang ikatlong isyu ng Bulawan Online, tampok ang mga tula, maikling kuwento, pagsusuri, at panayam nina April Jade Imson, Joseph de Luna Saguid, Roberto T. Añonuevo, Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., Michael M. Coroza, at Virgilio S. Almario.
Magpunta lamang sa www.bulawanonline.com.
Mula sa mga editor:
ISYU BLG. 3, TOMO 1. Ipinagmamalaking ilathala ng Bulawan Online sa isyung ito ang katangi-tanging mga akdang pampanitikan sa mga buwan ng Oktubre-Nobyembre 2008.
Mga sipi mula sa mga akda:
Gunita bilang Liksiyon sa tula ni Joseph de Luna Saguid, pagbása ni Roberto T. Añonuevo sa tula ni Joseph de Luna Saguid:
"[I]pinahihiwatig lamang ng tulang "Tanawin" ang isang tagpong kapupulutan ng karanasan—mabuti man o masama—at ang karanasang ito ay malimit kadikit ng gunita. Ang gunitang ipinapataw ng nakaraan ang dapat sinusuri nang maigi, dahil gaya ng nabanggit kangina, ang nakaraan ay hindi estatiko bagkus patuloy na umaandar na parang pelikula at walang makatitiyak ng wakas."
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October 3, 2008
2009 PBBY SALANGA PRIZE CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2009 PBBY-Salanga Prize. The contest is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and The National Library.
The grand prize winner shall win a cash prize of P25,000.00, a gold medal, and an opportunity to be published. Prizes will be awarded in an appropriate ceremony to be held during the celebration of National Children's Book Day in July 2009.
CONTEST RULES
· The contest is open to all Filipino citizens except those who are related to any PBBY member up to the third degree of consanguinity.
· Stories should be intended for children aged 6 to 12 years old. The plot and the sequence must be capable of sustaining an illustrated book of 28 to 32 pages.
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September 24, 2008
4TH GAWAD EMMAN LACABA
Gawad Emmanuel Lacaba is the annual literary contest of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines-Luzon.
Emmanuel "Emman" Lacaba, great late poet, dramatist and a student journalist, was an editor of The Guidon , the official student publication of the Ateneo de Manila University , one of the founding campus publications of the Guild. Lacaba fought against the dictatorship during the Martial Law and died as a martyr at the age of 27. He was also the brother of renowned Filipino writer Jose 'Pete' Lacaba.
Lacaba has often been compared to the French poet Arthur Rimbaud , a fact he himself alluded to in one of his poems, "Open Letters to Filipino Artists", where he told of his being called "the brown Rimbaud." Like Rimbaud, Lacaba started writing poetry at the tender age of 14, and still like him, lost his life before he reached his 40th year.
If there is something Emman Lacaba is most noted for, it is for having been a writer-activist. He was a poet, essayist, playwright, fictionist, and scriptwriter who joined the protest movement in his student days and later lost his life as an armed revolutionary.
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September 13, 2008
UP ICW ISSUES GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS' WORKSHOP
LIKHAAN: The UP Institute of Creative Writing (UP ICW) is now accepting applications for the 48th UP ICW National Writers Workshop to be held in Camp John Hay, Baguio City, from April 12 to 18, 2009.
UP ICW Director Jose Y. Dalisay,Jr., also announced that four fellowships are available for open competition and that these are open only to advanced writers. Following the “Kumustahan” workshop concept, the other eight slots will be awarded by the ICW by invitation only to qualified, highly meritorious writers in mid-career. The ICW reserves the right to reapportion the number of reserved and open slots, depending on the responses and the quality of applications received.
The 2009 workshop will be chaired by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario.
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