16th Iligan National Writers Workshop

The National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA), the Mindanao

Creative Writers Group, Inc., and the Mindanao State University-Iligan
Institute of Technology's Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
and Extension (OVCRE) are accepting applications from writers to the
16th Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW) to be held on May 25-29,
2009 in Iligan City.

Sixteen (16) slots, five each from Luzon and Visayas and six from
Mindanao are available for writing fellowships to the INWW. Of the
slots for Mindanao, one (1) is for the Manuel T. Buenafe Writing
Fellowship for Muslim or Lumad applicants.

Applicants are required to submit five poems; or, one short story; or,
for the novel, a summary and 2 chapters for the work-in-progress; and,
a one-act play in Filipino, English or in Cebuano.

For entries in Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Waray and Chavacano,
translations in English are required. Please submit along with the
application form two, 2X2 photos. The application form may be
downloaded here. Please submit a hard copy and a CD with the
manuscripts encoded in MS Word97. Unpublished works are preferred.
Applicants must have attended at least one regional/local writers
workshop, no exceptions.

Writing fellows will be given free board and lodging and a travel
allowance. Applications must be postmarked on or before February 15,
2009. No applications or manuscripts will be accepted if sent after
postmarked dates or by fax or e-mail.

Applicants are also advised to keep copies of their manuscripts since
these will not be returned. Send all applications to the 16th INWW
Director, Christine F. Godinez-Ortega c/o OVCRE, MSU-IIT, Iligan City.
For more information contact Pat Cruz or Alice Bartolome or Cherly
Adlawan, tels. 063-3516131 ; or e-mail: patcruz@yahoo. com /
cherlyadlawan@ yahoo.com / aliciabartolome@ yahoo.com