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15 fellows to 23rd Iligan National Writers Workshop
Posted on : May 14, 2016
Fifteen writing fellows have been selected for this year’s 23rd Iligan National Writers Workshop to be held at the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳-IIT on May 30 to June 3, 2016. They are:
Luzon: Poetry (English): Thomas David Fillarca Chavez, UP Diliman; (Filipino): Rogene Apellido Gonzales, UP Diliman; Fiction (English): Dominic Paul Chow Sy, UP Diliman; Erwin Escarola Cabucos, (Filipino): Arbeen Regalado Acuna, UP Diliman; Drama (Tagalog): Josephine Villena Roque, De La Salle University.
Visayas: Fiction (English): Charles Dominic Pelaez Sanchez, University of San Carlos; Poetry (Kinaray-a): Elsed Silfavan Togonon, University of San Agustin; Drama (Waray): Amado Arjay Babida Babon, Leyte Normal University (Boy Abunda Writing fellow). Mindanao: Poetry (English): Saquina Karla Cagoco Guiam (Manuel E. Buenafe writing fellow),
Mindanao State University-General Santos; (Sebuano): Krishna Mie Ceniza Zabate, Ateneo de Davao University; Al Bangcolongan Gra-as (Ricardo Jorge Caluen writing fellow), Lyceum of Iligan Foundation; Fiction (Filipino): Eric John Betita Villena, Xavier University; (Filipino): Jack Aguid Alvarez; (Hiligaynon): Nal Andrea Cabao-an Jalando-on, Philippine Women’s College of Davao.
The panelists this year are: Pranesh Prasad, John Iremil Teodoro, Victor N. Sugbo, Erlinda K. Alburo, Shirley O. Lua, Steven P.C. Fernandez, German V. Gervacio, the Project Director Christine Godinez Ortega and the Keynote speaker, Isidoro M. Cruz.
Highlights of the Iligan workshop are the Jimmy Balacuit Literary Awards and the launching of the Proceedings of the 22 nd Iligan National Writers Workshop (2015) entitled The Mythopoetic and Creative Writing published by the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳-Office of Publication & Information (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳-IIT OPI). The workshop is funded by the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳-IIT and the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA).