Iligan Workshop Submissions Deadline: April 15th

13 April 2010
Iligan Workshop Submissions Deadline: April 15th
Guidelines for Applicants

Submit filled up application form. Download form here. A qualified applicant has to have a sponsor this year to pay for his round trip transportation to and from Iligan City and for his board and lodging totaling P10,000.00 for the duration of the workshop. All payments should be deposited in the Mindanao Creative Writers Group, Inc. checking account no. 000-322-1107-07, Landbank, Iligan City. Please inform the MCWG Treasurer, Pat Cruz when the cash or check has been deposited. Tel. (063) 2232343 or cell no. 0917-716-2822.

An applicant shall have attended a local or regional workshop before joining the INWW but this may be waived by the evaluators in meritorious cases. Applicants should submit any one of the following [or one genre per applicant]:

Poetry – 5 poems
Short Story – one short story of not more than 30 pages, double spaced on regular bond paper
Play – one, one act play
Novel – one chapter of a novel or novel-in-progress. This must be accompanied by a background and a summary of the novel.

Entries should be encoded in Word Document, Times New Roman, font 12, double spaced on regular sized bond paper. Entries accepted are: English, Filipino and in the regional languages – Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Sebuano, Waray, Chabacano. Translations in English should also be submitted with the manuscripts in their original languages. One hard copy and a soft copy in CD [Word Document] of each entry are submitted with the application form and cover letter.

Address cover letter to:
Christine Godinez-Ortega
Director, 17th Iligan National Writers Workshop
c/o Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Extension
MSU-IIT, Iligan City
Tel. (063) 2232343
Contact Pat Cruz or Alice Bartolome

Deadline for all submissions: April 15, 2010. Qualified applicants will be notified by the INWW Director. For other queries or details, please call Pat Cruz or Alice Bartolome, MSU-IIT, OVCRE, tel (063) 2232343

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