Philippine Literary Luminaries to Grace Taboan 2012 on Jan 19, 2012 in ArtsCulture EventsNews literary arts literature national arts month Philippine Writing Writers Conference WRITING Three of the country’s National Artists for Literature will grace this year’s Taboan, a yearly writers’ conference spearheaded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). National Artists Virgilio Almario, Bienvenido Lumbera, an...
The Wooden Trunk on Dec 16, 2011 in Short Story by Cles B. Rambaud “This hard-headed woman!” Grandmother Flora intoned indignantly. I was sure it was grandmother who was talking although I could not see her for she was inside their house made of cogon and bamboo. I also knew it was Great-grand...
Dagiti Pasugnod ni Angelo on Nov 21, 2011 in Featured Short Story anti-abortion story award-winning ilocano story ilocana writer ilocano art ilocano literature ilocano short story Palanca winner sherma benosa story with social relevance Addada pay laeng iti kalsada iti sanguanan ti balay ngem mangmangngegkon ti nasinggit a boses ni adingko a Ryan. Apagtallona pay laeng ngem kasta unayen ti kinatarabitna. Nakutikuti pay. Lumanagto iti panangkibin ni Mommy iti panagballasiwda. Naladaw...
Palanca Interview 2010 on Nov 5, 2011 in WRITING Been asked to publish this September 2010 interview online last year, and I said yes, but it’s only now that I got around to doing it. Sorry… PROFILE/BACKGROUND Kindly give a brief background of your writing career – awards you’ve wo...
Living the Test, Making a Difference on Oct 19, 2011 in Essays Living the Test, Making a Difference The mere mention of the word ROTARY invokes varied opinions and impressions. Some think of it as a gathering of people committed to a cause—mostly of bettering the lives of people, and some have the imp...
Fragments on Sep 11, 2011 in Essays She had seen her at the church entrance many times in the past. She had long, wavy unkempt hair and had these blotches on her skin that looked like boils. The people coming in and going out of the church barely glanced at her, and those who looke...
Kasano a Pinabaknangko ti Bokabolariok Ken Nasursurok ti Agsurat iti Ilocano on Sep 8, 2011 in Essays Asino kadatayo ti pormal a nagadal wenno naadalan iti Ilocano? Malaksid kadagiti sumagmamano a nagasat, kaaduan ngata kadatayo ket iti laeng balay ken kadagiti impormal a tungtungan a nasursurotayo ti Ilocano [wenno Iluko, kas kuna dagiti dadduma]. M...
Dios ti Agngina on Sep 3, 2011 in WRITING Dios ti agngina kadagiti kimmablaaw iti nakaw-id a pammadayaw ti saritak a “Saddam”. Makapalukmeg iti puso ken makapatangar iti lapayag dagitoy, appo, ket apresiarek la unay. Nupay, kas iti naynay a dakamatek kadagiti nasinged a papagayam, konsol...
2012 PPBY SALANGA PRIZE CALLS FOR ENTRIES on Aug 24, 2011 in Childrens Story Contest children's litrature literary arts literary contest PBBY Philippine literature The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2012 PBBY-Salanga Prize. The contest is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and The National Library of the Philippines (NLP). The winner...
Call for Applications: Chito S. Rono Script Writing Workshop on Aug 14, 2011 in Contest EventsNews The Northwest Samar State University (NwSSU) announces the holding of the Chito S. Rono Scriptwriting Workshop on September 2-4, 2011 at NwSSU in Calbayog City. The Workshop is open to all Waray writers based in the Samar and Leyte provinces and will...