San Ag opens creative writing grants '06
To support the flowering of writings in Aklanon, Kinaray-a, Hiligaynon and Filipino, the Fray Luis de Leon Creative Writing Institute (FLCWI) of the University of San Agustin is announcing the availability of the two Fray Luis de Leon Creative Writing Grants 2006. The grants are competitive and are open to all writers in Western Visayas.
Applications must include the following: 1) application letter stating that the submitted manuscript is an original work of the author, 2) one-page concept paper of the book manuscript, and 3/14; of the manuscript (15 out of 60 poems; 2 out of 8 short stories, essays, or one-act plays; 1 out of 4 full-length plays; and 50 pages of the novel)
Manuscript may be written in Aklanon, Kinaray-a, Hiligaynon, or Filipino and must not have been published in book form.
The writer will receive a grant of Php 10,000.00. Chosen manuscripts will be published by Libro Agustino in May 2007. Former grantees include Ma. Milagros G. Lachica and Genevieve L. Asenjo.
All applications must be addressed to John Iremil E. Teodoro, FLCWI Coordinator, Coordinating Center for Research and Publications, University of San Agustin, General Luna St., Iloilo City. Deadline is on March 30, 2006. The awarding of the grants will be on May 19, 2006 during the closing ceremonies of the 4th San Agustin Writers Workshop.