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dbss poster no.2
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Submit your literary works in .doc format to darkbluesouthernseas@gmail.com. Include a short bionote stating your full name, course, year level and anything worth bragging off. This is open to all Sillimanian students, alumni, panelists and fellows of…
dbss poster no.1
Sunday, November 16th, 2008Submit your literary works in .doc format to darkbluesouthernseas@gmail.com. Include a short bionote stating your full name, course, year level and anything worth bragging off. This is open to all Sillimanian students, alumni, panelists and fellows of …
go chrome!
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008I’ve just installed the latest browser that has been creating a buzz in the net, the Google Chrome. What I really appreciate with Google is their diktat for simplicity, order, and design. No clutter here! An open-source web browser built to support …
5th lamiraw creative writing wrkshop fellows
Monday, October 20th, 2008My friends are indeed active in this season’s writing workshops. This time a co-fellow of the Iligan Workshop, who represented the Visayas for Fiction in Bisaya, made it to this year’s Lamiraw. Humorous and always gay, Efmer E. Agustin, is among th…
25th cornelio faigao annual writers workshop fellows
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Congratulations to my classmate, Sonia! You didn’t tell me you are joining this. Anyway, this post is taken from RV Escatron. The upcoming 25th Cornelio Faigao Annual Writers Workshop of Cebu is to be held on October 17 to19 at the University of San Ca…
25th cornelio faigao annual writers workshop fellows
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Congratulations to my classmate, Sonia! You didn’t tell me you are joining this. Anyway, this post is taken from RV Escatron. The upcoming 25th Cornelio Faigao Annual Writers Workshop of Cebu is to be held on October 17 to19 at the University of San C…
a literary competition in bohol
Monday, October 13th, 2008I read this article in The Bohol Chronicle yesterday and I thought, maybe, my home province has a hope in the Philippine literary scene. At the back of my head, I was thinking all along that Bol-anons did not care about anything artsy-fartsy. Well, per…
8th ateneo national writers workshop fellows
Friday, September 26th, 2008The official press release of the final list of fellows has not yet been circulated but the names listed here are called individually by the workshop coordinators if they’re available on October 19-25. Basically, this is as good as the official one. …
58th don carlos palanca memorial awards for literature
Monday, September 15th, 2008I know, I know, this is super-late but let me just post this. Congratulations to the winners, especially to Sir Ian and Sir Leoncio!ENGLISH DIVISIONNovelGrand Prize: Miguel Syjuco, “Ilustrado”Short StoryFirst Prize: Ian Rosales Casocot, “Things Y…
makulay ang buhay
Friday, July 25th, 2008Razcel Salvarita, an artist friend of mine, sent me this. And looking “cool” (I mean that as an understatement) as always with the rest of his works, he will be printing this on shirts to fully realize that unimaginable marketing dream he has. And he…
8th ateneo national writers workshop
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008Ateneo writers’ workshop now offers fellowships.The Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP) is accepting applications for the 8th Ateneo National Writers Workshop (ANWW) to be held on 20-25 Oct. 2008.Each applicant should submit a por…
saw again
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008And then there’s another installment…. Seemingly, the cutting, slicing, or whatever -ing available never stops.Enough said. But I must admit, the teaser poster looks good though; made me remember of other movies. Very, umm, classy.________________…
in the papers
Monday, June 30th, 2008I’ve read Butch Dalisay’s article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer about the 47th Dumaguete Writers Workshop fellows a couple of weeks ago. That’s why it comes as a shock when I have gotten a tip from Tokwa that we’re featured again (it’s late June!). …
15th iligan national writers workshop fellows
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008The results are in. I guess I have to immediately jump off to Iligan after the Dumaguete Workshop. Two word tortures in one month? Well, here’s to the watering of my ambitious take on the field of literary arts.The National Commission for Culture an…
9th gawad ernesto rodriguez jr. awards
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Ang Gawad Ernesto Rodriguez Jr. (Gawad ERJ) ay ang taunang patimpalak na inilulunsad ng College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) upang kilalanin ang kagalingan ng mga publikasyong pangkolehiyo. Ito ay bahagi ng layunin ng organisasyong isulong …
47th dumaguete national writers workshop fellows
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Just by simply sending in some manuscripts I consider obsolete in my little world of writing where I am a practicing fiction writer, I am scared and weak-kneed. What more, when I received a messaged last Monday (April 14, 2008) that I got into a nation…
submit your works for the 4th philippine speculative fiction anthology
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Speculative fiction is the literature of wonder that spans the genres of fantasy, science fiction, horror and magic realism or falls into the cracks in-between.1. Only works of speculative fiction will be considered for publication. As works of the im…
palanca, anyone?
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Please, would someone slap me directly at the face? Because right at this very moment the competition is ringing in my mind even though I am fully aware that my aptitude in writing is juvenile. Anyways, for those who want to participate, click here for…
earth hour in our house
Friday, March 28th, 2008Tomorrow is a day of eccentricity for two reasons: one is that it’s the day of the bullfrog’s birth and two it is the day wherein we celebrate Earth Hour.Earth Hour is an international event that somewhat requires all households and businesses to t…
fresh
Friday, March 7th, 2008The online scene’s portal to Philippine literature has just got a fresh new look.Click here._________________________________________________________
Something New
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Because there are some thingsthat need a major overhaul.___________________________________________________
something new
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Because there are some thingsthat need a major overhaul._________________________________________________
Redefining
Friday, August 17th, 2007Would the College of Arts and Sciences, now lead by only one contender unlike the usual two, gain back its sheen?Would the College of Mass Communication finally break away from their Tradition of Almost Being There?Would the College of Computer Science…
Fast Approaching
Friday, May 11th, 2007Just as I have thought: Time runs so fast when you are supposedly enjoying what is with you at the moment.And what else is fast approaching but the 5th installment of the now ultra-commercialized Harry Potter movies (opening worldwide on July 13, 200…
Winner of the 2007 Romeo Forbes Children’s Storywriting Competition
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007In just a few weeks after its deadline, the results are in.CANVAS or Center for Arts, New Ventures And Sustainable development, has finally revealed the grand winner of this year’s Romeo Forbes Children’s Storywriting Competition, both in their off…
Call for Submissions: Philippine Speculative Fiction vol. 3
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007Dean Francis Alfar is now accepting submissions of short fiction pieces for consideration for the anthology “Philippine Speculative Fiction volume 3″. Speculative fiction, as defined by the editor himself on volume two’s introduction, is an umbrella…
Call for Submissions: Philippine Speculative Fiction vol. 3
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007Dean Francis Alfar is now accepting submissions of short fiction pieces for consideration for the anthology “Philippine Speculative Fiction volume 3″. Speculative fiction, as defined by the editor himself on volume two’s introduction, is an umbrella…
Call for Submissions for Luksong Tinik: The 2007 Philippine Collegian Anthology
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007The Philippine Collegian is accepting submissions for its upcoming anthology to be released this May. Submissions may be in the form of fiction, poetry and essay for print; and short films, flash animation, games, and other digital art for the DVD. Sen…
2007 Dumaguete Writers Workshop Fellows
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007Hitting the last minute has always been my flair in my college years. And this happened too in this year’s Dumaguete Writer’s Workshop; submitting my entries for a possible slot in a fellowship for poetry. Unfortunately, all those bustling efforts …
67th College Editors Guild of the Philippines Press Convention
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007Sumulong. Sumulat. Manindigan. Magmulat.This year’s 67th National Press Convention of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) cry was indeed hard-hitting, if not bravely mooting some of the nation’s standing dirty actualities.Held at Si…
LitCritters Dumaguete
Friday, March 9th, 2007Originally a brainchild of Dean Francis Alfar, LitCritters is a witty play on the words “literary criticism” to signify those who take part in the practice. With Sir Ian Rosales Casocot at the helm of this Dumaguete chapter and with Dean’s spec…
Announcement for Submission of Entries to the 46th Dumaguete National Writers Workshop
Sunday, March 4th, 2007National Artist for Literature Edith L. Tiempo has announced a March 31 deadline for applications for fellowships to the 46th National Writers Workshop to be held in Dumaguete City from May 7 to 25. Panelists this year are Gemino Abad, Alfred Yuson, S…
Challenging
Friday, January 26th, 2007This Romeo Forbes Children’s Storywriting Competitionis even more challenging right now.Thier latest visual art for inspiration is extremely surrealistic.(my tiny problem here is the “basketball!”)I gave a shot to this literary contest on its second ru…
Searching for the Labyrinth
Thursday, January 18th, 2007January is nearing its expiration date and I have not yet seen a poster, a newspaper ad, a television trailer or any signs of the movie that I am really intent on feasting my eyes with. What’s happening? At the least there’s hope upon seeing its “pirat…