Istoryan Writers

[casablanca]

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Go for it, sha. Ako musuporta jud ko sa mga writers who feel that their literature lies in the local Bisayan language, like annapeace and others.

Myself, I am not confident and competent with my grasp of Bisaya/Cebuano~ pero that doesn't mean I don't value its beauty and uniqueness of its words and expressions. I do not wish the language dies out in a century or so, kaya we need more writers, more stories, more poems, to keep feeding Bisaya and make it strong to withstand time.

For language is a living thing, and it can be immortal through drinking from the Fountain of Eternal Life that springs from our minds and hearts as writers.

isn't it funny, we're cebuanos man unta, pero we know so little about our language. ako mismo maglisod jud kog suwat ug binisaya. i tried it before, couple of poems lang, pero i felt like i cheated the language. it was so unnatural, i had to consult english-cebuano dictionaries every now and then. i eventually abandoned it altogether.

i still enjoy reading, though. i just find the language so beautiful (even though i can't make it truly my own).

[diem]

^^It's really okay, I believe those who write in English can still present one's own culture very well. Case in point, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner showed the world about life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and it was written in English.

So casablanca, what sort of writing are you into?

What goals do you have set as a writer?

I extend this question also to everyone else.

[casablanca]

^^It's really okay, I believe those who write in English can still present one's own culture very well. Case in point, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner showed the world about life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and it was written in English.

So casablanca, what sort of writing are you into?

What goals do you have set as a writer?

I extend this question also to everyone else.

i write poetry, mostly. no specific goals, i'm still trying to learn what i can. there's so much i have yet to discover about this craft.

[annapeace]

^^It's really okay, I believe those who write in English can still present one's own culture very well. Case in point, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner showed the world about life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and it was written in English.

So casablanca, what sort of writing are you into?

What goals do you have set as a writer?

I extend this question also to everyone else.

as for me, i feel more comfortable with non fiction, I'm not very creative I think, or I just need to be less lazy to try other things out.. hmmm..

and really, I think this time, I am getting serious with learning Cebuano... it's going to be tough. I must agree with casablanca about feeling like cheating the language...but maybe that is just one stage to be surpassed.

Besides, bathalad itself now encourages contemporary Cebuano writing. I'm not very sure if that makes things easier though. And I am kind of still interested to learn the archaic Sinugbuanon...

[shaxyra]

i used to have plenty of bisaya poetries, one was pubdlished in iridescence, cnu poetry collection pero since then wa naman kaayo ko kasuwat and i need help with my bisaya writing karon kay im translating a website for UN online volunteering..

i'm so eager to learn..

[annapeace]

hello everyone... bathalad basabalak:

Bathalan-ong Halad sa Dagang - Basa Balak sa Nobyembre 21, 2008

[LeonitoGoto]

check this out: Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler

this is a sampler anthology of the best local speculative fiction compiled by charles tan and group.

read the story keeping time. it's the strongest entry, in my opinion.

i had my story published as well in phil speculative fiction iv edited by dean and niki alfar (shameless plugging hehehe).

enjoy

[diem]

Thanks Leo for sharing ("plugging" hehe) and welcome

I am striving to work on this script, starting first with a story outline.

[diehard96]

^^It's really okay, I believe those who write in English can still present one's own culture very well. Case in point, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner showed the world about life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and it was written in English.

So casablanca, what sort of writing are you into?

What goals do you have set as a writer?

I extend this question also to everyone else.

bitaw, nindot ang kite runners. kita ko ato pag film fest sa ayala.

tingali maayo kun mo suwat sa unsay pinaka "natural" nga language. bisan sagol-sagol english/bisaya. di man tingali kinahanaglan nga purist gyud para lang ma convey ang message. para nako ang bottom line sa pag suwat mao ang pag communicate sa message sa simple nga paagi para mag abot ang huna-huna sa nag suwat og sa nagbasa.

[diem]

The UP Institute of Creative Writing is extending the deadline for applications to the 2009 National Summer Writers Workshop, which will be held next year in Camp John Hay, Baguio City, from April 12 to 18, to be chaired by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario


The original deadline was Nov. 30, but looking at number of entries we had so far received, we thought the workshop would be better served (and, more to the point, could serve its purpose better) by giving more people a little more time to join.



The new deadline will now be Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 5 p.m. Entries should be received at the UPICW office in Diliman by that date and time, or else postmarked no later than Dec. 16.


12 creative writers in mid-career are brought up to Baguio every summer for a week of intense discussions about their work. Eight of these slots are earmarked for obvious standouts nominated by the UPICW staff, but four fellowships are available for open competition, open only to writers who’ve already published a book or are close to doing so, or who have won a number of significant competitions.


More details and application forms are available at the UPICW office in UP Diliman and on the ICW website. For inquiries, call 922-1830 and ask for Eva Cadiz.

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Esteemed Filipino Novelist and publisher F. Sionil Jose shares his thoughts on Filipino writers and the environment of Globalism. Read and learn more:


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