Call for Applications: Davao Writers Workshop 2011

10 July 2011
Call for Applications: Davao Writers Workshop 2011
Deadline: 15 September 2011

The Davao Writers Guild, in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, will hold a Writers Workshop on October 11 to 15, 2011. Deadline for application is September 15, 2011.

Who may apply

Fifteen writing fellows will be selected for the workshop. Applicants must be residents of Davao and Mindanao.

Only two slots are allotted to fellows within Mindanao but residing outside Davao. They will receive transportation allowance of up to P1,000.

Fellows will receive free board and lodging for the duration of the workshop.

Past fellows of the Davao Writers Workshop are not eligible to apply for the workshop. However, they may volunteer to help run the workshop.

Categories

We will accept submissions in four categories: fiction, essay, poetry and one-act play. They may be in English, Bisaya, or Tagalog.

Applicant portfolios must therefore contain:

* 2 short stories (1,000 words to 5,000 words); OR
* 2 essays (1,000 words to 5,000 words); OR
* 2 one-act play (10 minutes to 30 minutes play time); OR
* 3 poems

All entries must be original works by the applicant.

How to Apply

Please complete the application form and attach your workshop submissions.

Please also submit 3 hard copies of the pieces, and formatted according to following specifications:

* Printed on short-sized bond paper (8.5″ x 11″)
* 1″ margin on all sides
* Font: Times Roman 12
* Double spaced with 0.5″ indent for the start of all paragraphs.

Applicants must also send hard copies in an envelope together with cover letter to

Dominique Gerald M. Cimafranca
Deputy Workshop Director
c/o Davao Union Drug
(beside Electroworld)
CM Recto St. cor. Jacinto Ext.
Davao City

Fellows will be announced on this site on September 29, 2011.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: davaowritersguild@yahoo.com.ph

For submissions: click here for the application form

Website: http://dwg.kom.ph/ or http://dagmay.kom.ph/
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