Call for applications to the Ateneo National Writers Workshop 2012

Editor's Note | March 2, 2012

The Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP), with the support from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and in cooperation with Humanities Division of Ateneo de Davao University and Heights: The Official Literary and Artistic Publication and Organization of the Ateneo de Manila University, is now accepting applicants for the 11th Ateneo National Writers Workshop (ANWW) to be held from May 21 to 25, 2012 in Davao City.

Each applicant must submit a portfolio in triplicate (3 copies) of any of the following: a suite of five (5) poems OR a collection of three (3) short stories written in Filipino or English with a title page bearing the author’s pseudonym and a table of contents. Entries must be addressed and submitted to the Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP) c/o Department of Filipino, School of Humanities, 3rd Flr. Dela Costa Bldg., Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108.

The portfolio must be in Garamond, font size 12, with one (1″) inch margins on all sides. The portfolio must also be accompanied by a CD containing a file of the portfolio saved in MSWord (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text format (.rtf). All submissions must include a sealed envelope containing the author’s name, address, contact number, e-mail address and a one-page resume including a literary CV with a 1X1 ID picture. The resume must mention the applicant’s province of origin.

Twelve slots are open to beginning writers, from which a few slots will be allocated exclusively to writers from Mindanao and to Heights members. Food and accommodations will be provided for all accepted applicants. Deadline of submission will be on March 31, 2012. For more information, e-mail AILAP Director Dr. Edgar C. Samar at esamar-at-ateneo-dot-edu; or this year’s workshop director, Mr. Allan Derain, at allanderain2003-at-yahoo-dot-com.

Para Kay Ma'am

Play by | February 26, 2012

Tauhan:

Ma’am Jen – Ang guro na hinahangaan ng mga nasa Kolehiyo de San Ignacio. Di lamang maganda kundi matalino, magaling magturo, at maaruga sa mga tao.

Art – Isang 3rd year student ng Kolehiyo de San Ignacio.

Kaklase 1 – isang kaklase ni Art. Isang lalake.

Kakase 2 – isang kaklase ni Art. Isang babae.

Dr. Xion – Ang chemistry teacher ng mga 3rd year students sa Kolehiyo de San Ignacio.

Pagsasadula:

      (Closed Curtains)

Narrator: Ang pag-ibig ay walang pinipiling lugar, oras, panahon, kasarian, edad, etsetera, etsetera. Wala!

Narrator: Ehem…

Narrator: Ngunit, wala rin itong pinapaboran. At kung minsan pa’y nakikipaglaro sa tadhana ng tao.

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Departure

Poetry by | February 26, 2012

Sorrowful praying the litany
as the crating ceremony starts,
gently cleansing the cold corpse
like a rose, frail and white.

Lethargically endowing the suit
that will be the suit of death,
just veiling it on delicately
delicately as if to a fragile baby.

Retaining the features on the frame
fashioning the breathless grimace,
making the inanimate shine
like the best resemblance ever made.

Sorrowful praying the litany
as the crating ceremony ends,
gently lifting the cold corpse
as the in-coffining accomplished.

Musika I

Poetry by | February 26, 2012

Karon ania napud ko
Ilawom sa landong ni’ng dakong kahoy,
Kauban ang karaang gitara
Sa pagsakit diri ako magdanguyngoy.

Sa paggitik ko ni’ng instrumento
Hinay nga milupad ang mga tono
Puno sa kasakit padulong
Sa walay katapusang kawanangan.

Og ang gikumot kung dughan
Giabuhap sa nipis og mainitong musika
Nga miagi sa gamayng dalan sa akong dalunggan
Paingon sa paghilot sa napiang kong kasing-kasing.

Sa kada kaskas ning karaang gitara
Inubanan sa paghaplas sa kanunayng init nga sonata
Sa paglupad sa mga pino og hinayng tono niini
Hamis og humok nga mga kamot sa musika tambalan ka.

Musika II

Poetry by | February 26, 2012

Ilalom sa landong sa dakong kahoy,
kauban ang karaang gitara,
niingkod ako og niplastar
aron musika sugdan na.

hinay nga naglupad
mga lami nga tono,
nga mudakop sa mga dalunggan
sa kung kinsang makadungog.

Ako lawom nga miginhawa
ug sa pagkanta misugod,
musika og tingog ko nagsayaw
maanindot nga sonata misunod.

Nikanta ako og nikanta
musika sa ako mikatawa,
bisan ako sa tono wala na
malipayon gihapon akong nakigbayle kaniya.

—
Macky Marquez is a a third year student of University of Southeastern Philippines, taking AB Literature. He was a fellow of Davao Writers Workshop 2011.

White Roses

Fiction by | February 19, 2012

“I’m sorry I’m late.”

“It’s alright.”

Noah is busy adjusting the lens of his camera. His back is facing Karen, who has arrived fifteen minutes late. Karen is upset. It’s not usual for her to be late, especially for business appointments. And who can blame her? Her boss just asked her to drive all the way from the city to his rest house practically located in the middle of a forest.

Now, she’s standing here in her boss’ safe haven surrounded by trees approximately fifty feet tall. She watches him take pictures of leaves and flowers and insects and so much more. The trees scare her a little. But the forest is peaceful, very peaceful, and she likes it.

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Ang akong Pebrero

Poetry by | February 19, 2012

Ang akong Pebrero
Mingaw,
mura’g nagbag-ong tuig sa syudad
nga nakabsa’g pabuto.
Minos,
Mura’g drayber sa jeep
nga walay pasahero.
Problemado,
Mura’g manlastohay
Nga perme abunado.
Pusoy,
Mura’g tindahan sa among silingan
Nga wala pa gani bulan
Hala to-a, nanirado.

Ang akong Pebrero,
Pastilan!
Ang dala kon dili
Sakit sa dughan
Sakit bulsa’g ulo.
Maayo pa’g magtoon
kos taman
kay dili madugay,
mahuman ra ko
dinhi sa Ateneo
mupaso, bitbit ang diploma
karong Marso baynti-kwatro.

—
Si Reymond usa ka Mass Comm student sa Ateneo de Davao, editor-in-chief sa Atenews, ug Fellow sa Davao Writers Workshop 2010.

DWG launches book of genre short stories

Events | February 13, 2012

The Davao Writers Guild, together with the National Commission or Culture and the Arts and the Humanities Division of Ateneo de Davao University, will hold the book launch of Dom Cimafranca’s “An Unusual Treatment and other short stories” on February 17, 2012, from 4:00PM to 5:00PM, at the Alumni Hall of Ateneo de Davao University.

“An Unusual Treatment” is a collection of Cimafranca’s short stories previously published in Philippines Graphic, Philippine Genre Stories, Philippine Speculative Fiction, and other magazines and anthologies. Edited by Dr. Ricardo M. de Ungria, the collection consists of genre stories of fantasy, horror, science fiction, and crime. This is Cimafranca’s first book of fiction.

“An Unusual Treatment” was published under the Davao Writers Guild’s Tubao Book Series, under a grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. The Tubao Book Series aims to promote Mindanao’s unique literature by featuring writers from the region.

Those interested to attend the book launch can sign up at the form below.

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