Istoryan Writers

[shinobi314]

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ako nahan ko mo write kaso binisaya maka express mangud ko og maayo sa atong pinulongan

[MeMing]

for writers who are or wants to do online freelancing, please visit:

https://www.istorya.net/forums/career...meet-here.html

[diem]

I'd like to share these two great websites to food writers out there:

http://www.enotes. com/food- encyclopedia - this website contains articles by food historians, anthropologists, chefs and bakers, nutritionists and dietricians, farmers, agronomists, food stylists and other specialists in culinary arts. Everything you need to know about food are arranged alphabetically including food customs from different cultures around the world.

http://www.recipeza ar.com - I've discovered this website while I was searching in the net for the meaning of cannellini beans which is one of the ingredients in the recipe I was trying to learn. The site has a kitchen dictionary, cooking Q & A, and measurement converter.

[diem]

A BISAYA story writing contest about Cebuano folklores is now open to individuals and schools based in Cebu.


The contest, called "Matod Pa Sa Lola Ni Noy Kulas," is a joint project of Sun.Star [Cebu] Superbalita, Sun.Star Network Exchange (Sunnex), Smart Communications Inc. and the University of the Philippines in the Visayas Cebu College-Central Visayas Studies Center (UPVCC-CVSC).


The story should be written in simple Sugbuanong Binisaya in 900 words or 5,000 characters with space, should tell about a Cebuano folklore popular in a certain place in Cebu, should have a setting or locale that uses symbols indigenous to the place, and has not been published previously.


The contest has two categories: individual and school. Five entries will be selected from each category.


In the individual category, only a current resident of Cebu province can join. He is required to submit, along with his story entry, a certification of his residency by the barangay captain.


The five winners in this category will each get P10,000 cash and one SmartBro Prepaid Plug-It.
In the school category, only a school located in Cebu province can join. The entry should be a group effort of teacher and students. Each group should only have five members.


The five winners in the school category will each get a PC for the school and a USB worth P500 for each team member.


Each participating individual or school can submit one to three entries.


The stories will be judged based on style, originality, use of symbols and appeal, and will be verified by UPVCC-CVSC for authenticity.


Entries can only be submitted by electronic mail. Entries not received by email will not be entertained. Entries are to be emailed to superstorybook@sunstar.com.ph.


Deadline for submission is on June 5, 2009. Winners will be announced on June 30, 2009.


The 10 stories that will be selected will be compiled in a book, which will be launched on October 25, 2009 during the 15th anniversary celebration of Sun.Star [Cebu] Superbalita.
They will also be posted on the websites of Sun.Star (www.sunstar.com.ph), Smart Schools Program (www.smartschools.ph) and Smart Doon Po Sa Amin (www.doonposaamin.ph).
The Matod Pa Sa Lola Ni Noy Kulas Project aims to promote the use of Sugbuanong Binisaya as a language; re-instill the love of reading among children of school age; document oral transmissions of traditional beliefs, myths, tales and practices of Cebuanos and preserve these in a book; and to develop Cebuanos' appreciation of their own folklore.

[diem]

In response to today’s emerging trend of children’s arts and crafts, children’s poetry, and literature for young adults, the University of the Philippines in the Visayas Cebu College will be conducting its second summer Training Workshops in Poetry and Short Story Writing and Children’s Crafts-Making on April 13 to May 4, 2009.

This summer training is composed of four different workshops: Children’s Poetry Writing (ages 6-11), Young Adults’ Poetry Writing (ages 12-16), Young Adults and Adults’ Short Story Writing, and Parents and Teachers’ Crafts-Making for Children.

The summer workshops will run for 15 days at 2 hours daily. Registration fee is 2,500 Php for all writing workshops and 2,700 Php for crafts-making, inclusive of kits, snacks, and certificate. For inquiries please call 233-8202 and ask for Ms. Charmaine Carreon or Ms. Karla Quimsing.

[diem]

Calling all creative writing enthusiasts! This summer, Little Boy Productions will be offering a workshop to be led by Palanca award-winning writer Lawrence Ypil.

This workshop is designed to introduce students and interested professionals to the art of creative writing. Through writing exercises, mini-lecture seminars, and on-site writing projects, the workshop aims to dispel the notion that writing is a difficult, serious endeavor, and to approach writing in a fun and imaginative way.

The workshop leads the participants through the different stages in creative writing: from the elusive art of finding a topic, to the challenge of choosing an appropriate literary form, to undergoing the delicate process of revision and publication. It hopes to also introduce participants to the primary literary genres: poetry, fiction, and the essay. While it is encouraged that participants have experience in creative writing, this workshop encourages beginning writers and interested students who have had no previous experience. In fact, it is especially open to those who have always wanted to write a poem or a story but has not had the chance to do so.

Patterned after the popular workshops for painting and drawing, the workshop for creative writing is built on the premise that the art of writing is a skill that can be discovered, developed, and mastered. We usually like to think that the gift of writing is reserved for those special few-- that one is either born a writer or one is not. The writing workshop, however, runs on the belief that the writer is made, not born. That writing, especially imaginative writing, is a skill that we all have, and that all that we need to do is develop and nurture this hidden skill.

The writing workshop will be led by poet and essayist Lawrence Ypil. First Prize Winner in the Poetry Category of the 2006 Palanca Awards, his poems and essays have been published in various publications both here and abroad. He teaches creative writing at the Ateneo de Manila University and is a regular panelist in many notable writing workshops. He keeps a regular column at Sun Star Weekend called "Dog-ears in the Wrong Notebook," and his first book, "Highest Hiding-Place," will be published by the Ateneo de Manila University Press later this year.

The Creative Writing Workshop will run for two weeks from April 27 to May 8, 2009. The class will meet every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2 to 5 pm at the old campus of Sacred Heart School - Jesuit on Mango Avenue. Students, aspiring writers, young professionals, 13 years old and above, are encouraged to join. Workshop fee is 2,500 pesos. For more information, please call 254-9320, 233-0452 or 0922-820-8298 or visit Little Boy Productions at Exams Advantage, 3rd Floor Manros Plaza, across Fooda, on Mango Avenue.

[Evening Spark]

This is great.
I have an online portfolio of my writings, it's found here - Http://www.writing.com/authors/earlybird
I newly created also Pinoy Digest. Visit the site and I would like to invite everyone to contribute - Http://www.pinoydigest.org

[diem]

PIECES ON NATIONAL ARTIST NICK JOAQUIN, CALL FOR SUBMISSION

Tony Joaquin, nephew of Nick Joaquin, the designated official biographer of the Joaquin family, is looking for anyone who has any comment on Mr. Joaquin's works (no literary critiques please) or on the writer himself. They are welcome to submit their pieces not to exceed 1000 words.

Submissions and further queries may be sent to: Mr. Tony Joaquin, email tony.joaquin@gmail.com or 4645 Winter Oak Way, Antelope City, Sacramento California 95843. U.S.A.


Likhaan: The UP Institute of Creative Writing announces that it is now accepting submissions for possible inclusion in the third issue of Likhaan: the Journal of Contemporary Literature.

Likhaan, the country's leading literary peer-reviewed journal, is funded by the Office of the UP Diliman Chancellor, and is published annually. The ICW fellows and associates take turns serving as its editor.

The initial issue, released in December 2007 during the Institute's traditional Writers' Night was edited by Jose Dalisay, present ICW director. Issue No. 2, released in January 2008, was edited by National Artist Virgilio Almario, the present dean of the College of Arts and Letters, and a former ICW director. Likhaan 3 will be edited by Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, also a former ICW director and presently UP Vice President for Public Affairs. Associate editors will be Roland Tolentino (for Filipino) and Charlson Ong (for English).

The guidelines follow:

1. For its third issue, Likhaan: the Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature 3, will accept submissions in the following genres, in both English and Filipino:

• Short stories ranging from about 12 to 30 pages double-spaced, in 11-12 points Times Roman, New York, Palatino, Book Antique, Arial or some such standard font. (A suite of short prose pieces will be considered.)
• A suite of four to seven poems, out of which the editors might choose three to five. (Long poems will be considered in lieu of a suite.)
• Creative nonfiction (essays, memoirs, profiles, etc.), subject to the same length limitations as short stories (see above).
• Critical/scholarly essays, subject to the same length limitations as short stories (see above)
• Excerpts from graphic novels, or full short graphic stories, for reproduction in black and white on no more than 10 printed pages, 6” x 9.” (Excerpts should be accompanied by a synopsis of the full narrative.)


2. All submissions must be original, and previously unpublished.

3. All submissions must be accompanied by a biographical sketch (no more than one or two short paragraphs) of the author, including contact information (address, telephone number, e-mail address).

4. Submissions may be e-mailed to likhaanjournal@ gmail.com, or posted to The Editors, Likhaan Journal, UP Institute of Creative Writing, Rizal Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101.

5. All submissions should be received (whether by e-mail or post) no later than May 31, 2009.

6. All submissions will undergo a strict pre-screening and blind refereeing process by the editors, and a panel of referees composed of eminent writers and critics from within and outside the University of the Philippines .

7. Writers whose work will be accepted for publication will receive a substantial cash payment and a copy of the published journal.

8. The editors reserve the right to edit any and all materials accepted for publication.

9. The editors may also solicit or commission special, non-refereed articles for publication outside of the aforementioned genres and categories to enhance the editorial content and balance of the journal.

10. Please direct any and all inquiries to the editors at likhaanjournal@ gmail.com.

[vixen]

ill be signing up for the workshop.. tnx for the info

[tams7154]

I'm a frustrated writer....