tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16331230879097148712024-03-08T03:34:08.249-08:00About PROJECT BACKSPACEI write for the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549460369850853812noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633123087909714871.post-90569922387268291462007-01-12T03:21:00.000-08:002007-01-16T02:16:30.035-08:00ABOUT US<div align="justify"><strong>Welcome to BACKSPACE, SPi Writers Guild's Online Literary Journal.</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/1600/05_Blogspot[1].jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/400/05_Blogspot%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Design and poetry by <strong>JP Canivel</strong>)<br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">The Editorial Board<br /></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong><span style="color:#666666;">Dylan Yap Gozum</span></strong><br /></span><em>Editorial Director<br />Web Log Administrator </em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#660000;">Dylan is currently working in SPi's Healthcare Documentation as an English Editor. He reviewed restaurants and health products for the now-defunct THE REVIEWER Magazine of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and wrote film reviews for Yehey! Movies. He is currently working on a script for a film and a science textbook for Grade III students. </span></div><p align="justify"></p><div align="justify"></em><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong><span style="color:#666666;">Pilar Manzano</span></strong><br /></span><em>Features & Reviews Editor</em><br /><em><span style="color:#660000;">Pia, as we all call her, is WG's ever conscise, proper and well-loved Vice President (the rose among the thorns, so to speak). She is curently assigned in HR Support as Administrative Assistant to the HR Director.</span></em></div><div align="justify"><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;"><span style="color:#666666;">Jose Perseus Canivel</span><br /></span></strong><em>Writers Guild Workshop Manager</em><br /><em><span style="color:#660000;">JP is a poet in both interest and temperament. He is a Fellow of the 2005 Dumaguete National Writers Workshop. He is currently juggling work, preparation for the Guild's workshop series, is a participant in the ongoing LIRA workshop in UP Diliman, and is hoping to finally get his certificate as a storyteller for the Alitaptap Storytellers Club. He is the Corporate Initiatives Coordinator of CIS.</span></em></div><div align="justify"><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;"><span style="color:#666666;">Alexander de Juan</span><br /></span></strong><em>Poetry Editor<br /><span style="color:#660000;">Alex is a member of the UP Visayas Experimental Theater and is a Fellow of the 1995 UP National Writing Workshop. He is a poet, and writes in Aklanon, Tagalog and English. He is the Senior English Editor at SPi's Healthcare Documentation. </span></em></div><div align="justify"><br /><strong><span style="color:#666666;">OBRA Representative<br /></span></strong><em>Art & Photography Editor </em><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;">OUR WRITERS</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">Rodera Perez</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em>Julie Malana</em></div><div align="justify"><em>Jeanette Agati</em></div><div align="justify"><em>Perps Poblador</em></div><div align="justify"><em>Mahrose Abaño</em></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;">WRITERS GUILD CIRCLE OF POETS<br /></span></strong><em>Emil Bombita</em></div><div align="justify"><em>Richmond Roman</em></div><div align="justify"><em>Alexander de Juan</em></div><div align="justify"><em>JP Canivel</em></div><div align="justify"><em></em></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993300;"><br /><span style="color:#666666;">FRIENDS OF THE WRITERS GUILD</span></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffff66;"></span></div><div align="justify"><em>Toastmasters Club of SPi</em></div><div align="justify"><em>Luz Desquitado</em></div><div align="justify"><em>Espie Vitug </em></div><div align="justify"><em>SPi's Office of Corporate Social Responsibility</em></div><div align="justify"><em>The EC Council </em></div><div align="justify"><em>The Employee Relations Office<br /></em><strong><span style="color:#993300;"><br /></span><span style="color:#ffff66;"><em><span style="color:#666666;">BACKSPACE is published every month by</span><br /></em></span></strong><br /><em>The Writers Guild<br />c/o PITC Building, PASCOR Drive<br />Sto Niño Village, 1700 Parañaque City<br />Tel. Nos. (632)855.8600<br />E-mail: </em><a href="mailto:spiwritersguild@yahoo.com"><em>spiwritersguild@yahoo.com</em></a><em><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;"><strong>JOIN US!!! JOIN US!!! JOIN US!!!</strong></span></em></div><br /><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>We definitely welcome contributions</strong>. <u><strong>We'd rather have more contributors than members</strong></u></span> so do send in your literary works now. The following are welcome for publication but subject to review and editing (grammar and spelling only):<br /><br /><strong>Poetry</strong> (at least 3 entries; please include a one-paragraph description of yourself)<br /><br /><strong>Essay </strong>(1 entry only; 500 words minimum)<br /><br /><strong>Short Story </strong>(1 entry only)<br /><br /><strong>Features</strong> (1 entry only / two weeks).I write for the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549460369850853812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633123087909714871.post-49552020102371375912006-09-12T03:05:00.000-07:002007-01-16T02:17:50.017-08:00LET'S HAVE FUN THIS 2006!<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;"><strong><span style="color:#cc9933;">ACTIVITIES FOR 2006 (June – December)<br /></span></strong><br /></span><strong><em>May<br /></em></strong>Online<br /><em><strong><span style="color:#990000;">BACKSPACE: Online Literary Journal<br /></span></strong></em>Updated every two (2) weeks for your reading pleasure<br /><br /><strong>June 5-16<br /></strong>5/F North Wing<br /><em><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Inter-SBU Playoffs<br />WORD FACTORY Competition<br /></span></strong></em><br /><strong>July<br />3rd Week<br /></strong>Venue: TBA<br /><em><strong><span style="color:#990000;">FIESTA! FIESTA! A Festival of Clubs<br /></span></strong></em></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#990000;"><em><strong>BACKSPACE: Launching of the Writers Guild blog site<br />Fun Debate (Fiesta Edition) with the Toastmasters Club of SPi</strong></em></span></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><div align="justify"><br /><strong>August<br /></strong>Venue / Date: TBA<br /><em><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>A SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS</strong> (Writers Workshop Series, Part 1)<br /></span><strong><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><span style="color:#990000;">Creative Non-Fiction</span><br /></span></strong></em><br /><strong>September<br />2nd Week<br /></strong>Venue: TBA<br /><em><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>A SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS</strong> (Writers Workshop Series, Part 2)<br /><strong>Book-based Storytelling</strong></span></em></div><div align="justify"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc33;"></span></em></strong><br /><strong>October 7</strong></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>A SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS </strong>(Writers Workshop Series, Part 3)</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Short Story</span></strong></em></div><div align="justify"><strong><br />Ocober 28</strong></div><div align="justify">Venue: 5/F North Wing<br /><em><strong><span style="color:#990000;">TRICK OR TREAT!<br />Story-telling Session with Children (actual)<br /></span></strong></em><br /><strong>November </strong></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>A SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS </strong>(Writers Workshop Series, Part 4)</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#990000;">Tula na may tugma at sukat</span></em></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#ffcc33;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>December<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>A SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS </strong>(Writers Workshop Series, Part 5)</span></em></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#990000;"><em>Film Appreciation</em></span></div><p><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><strong><em>THE 1ST SPi WORLD CINEMA FESTIVAL </em></strong></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>30 films, 20 countries, 2 weeks, 1 festival.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><strong>OTHERS<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#990000;">Sponsorship slots for certifiication with the <strong>Alitaptap Storytellers Club </strong>are now available.</span></p>I write for the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549460369850853812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633123087909714871.post-91678391082333129582006-08-20T03:01:00.000-07:002007-01-12T03:03:11.358-08:00WORLD CINEMA FESTIVAL LINEUP<div align="justify"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/filmfest.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/filmfest.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;">(click poster to enlarge)</span><br /><br />No fees. <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">All free admission!</span> </strong>Watch the films, then learn how to make a film review or critique.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br />Films to be featured are those which were originally released as books and were later adapted for film.</span> </div><p></p>I write for the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549460369850853812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633123087909714871.post-7733629337741022882006-08-17T03:03:00.000-07:002007-01-12T03:04:58.951-08:00THE FUN DEBATE (FIESTA EDITION) 2006<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta1.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta1.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta5.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta5.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta4.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta4.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta3.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta3.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta7.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta7.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta8.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta8.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta9.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta9.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta10.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta10.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta12.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta12.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta13.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta13.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta14.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta14.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta15.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta15.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta16.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta16.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta17.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta17.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta18.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta18.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta19.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta19.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta20.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta20.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta21.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta21.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta22.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta22.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta23.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta23.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta24.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta24.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta25.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta25.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/1600/fiesta26.png"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3286/3809/400/fiesta26.png" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>All's well that ends well.</strong> Thank you and congratulations to all participants!I write for the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549460369850853812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633123087909714871.post-27639286578586767132006-08-12T03:00:00.000-07:002007-01-16T02:20:00.673-08:00OUR "WHAT COULD HAVE BEENS"<div align="justify">We are all afraid of failure, but it is only when experiencing an actual failure do we start to learn where - and how - we went wrong. This is a list of ambitious projects - all very novel and worthy of every effort poured into their preparations - but were never staged because of several reasons. First, they were way ahead of their time. Second, poor marketing strategies. Third, non-receptive target audience. We hope this list stops growing, but may the learning go on.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/1600/spit_ppt_announce[1].jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/400/spit_ppt_announce%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/1600/04_SPIT_Announcement[1].jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/400/04_SPIT_Announcement%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Our attempt at improvisation theater fell flat on its face a few days before the <em><span style="color:#009900;">Fiesta! Fiesta! Festival of Clubs</span></em> was about to open. The marketing collaterals were there, the rules were drawn up a month before. Where did we go wrong?<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/1600/03_Poetry_Workshop_Announcement[1].jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/400/03_Poetry_Workshop_Announcement%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/1600/01_Tula___Dula_Announcement[1].jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7335/3022/400/01_Tula___Dula_Announcement%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="justify">Our very first major contribution to the Festival of Clubs failed to attract an audience because "they weren't ready for theater yet." This, of course, is unacceptable because of all SPi branches in the Philippines, only that of Manila - the headquarters at that - has no theater group! Where did we go wrong?</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br />Time will tell.</div>I write for the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549460369850853812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633123087909714871.post-89771652929632618382006-07-02T02:58:00.000-07:002007-01-16T02:20:50.077-08:00CONGRATULATIONS! (WORD FACTORY PLAY-OFFS)<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/wf4.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/wf4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#336666;">All's well that ends well!<br /></span><br /><br /><div align="justify">The <strong>Writers Guild</strong> successfully pulled off the first activity by its new officers last June 2006 albeit not without the usual snags like contestants pulling out at the last minute (for meetings, etc.), or not appearing at all and not informing the Guild ahead of time (i.e. Legal). At any rate, we had a great time watching the contestants battle it out with their contemporaries. We can't wait for it to happen again next year!</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>1st Place SUPPORT</strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#990000;">RJ Nepomuceno</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">Renette Jacob</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">Joelle Reyes</span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>2nd Place HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION</strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Joeven Gonzales (Team Captain)</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">Lisa Austria</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">Kathyleen Nogrado</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#663366;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>3rd Place HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION</strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Jeanette Agati (Team Captain)</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">Joyce Guevarra</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">Mary Rose Abaño</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#663366;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br />The games were presided over by the Activity Manager, Pia Manzano (<strong>Writers Guild</strong> Vice President), and assisted by JP Canivel and Alexander de Juan, WG's Community Relations Officer and Secretary, respectively.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/wf2.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/wf2.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#336666;">VP Pia all smiles while cross-checking questioned words at the net terminal<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/spi7.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/spi7.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#336666;">The winners chart<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/wf5.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/wf5.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#336666;">Busy WG bees JP and Pia<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/wf8.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/wf8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#336666;">"I knew you wouldn't have thought of that word!"</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/wtf3.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/wtf3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#336666;">"Todo na 'to!!!" (HDI EC Chair Joeven Gonzales toughs it out while WG's Alex presides)<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/wf3.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/wf3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#336666;">"Dear God, one word more then I'm done!"</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/wf6.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/wf6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/wf7.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/wf7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/wf1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/wf1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#336666;">Ivy, ha? Who's that guy behind you?</span><br /><br />The <strong>Writers Guild</strong> wishes to express its hearfelt thanks to all EC Chairpersons, Ivy Buenaventura and Dhang Rondael of Employe Relations, and to all those who participated in the Word Factory Inter-Playoffs. We hope to se you all again next year! Cheers!</div>I write for the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549460369850853812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633123087909714871.post-24313166303300420612006-07-01T02:25:00.000-07:002007-01-12T02:57:51.491-08:00HEAR YE! HEAR YE!<div align="justify"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/50years.gif"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/50years.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">All-Filipino Haiku Contest</span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><br />The Embassy of Japan and the Graduate School of the University of Santo Tomas invite Filipino citizens living in Japan or abroad to join the HAIKU CONTEST in commemoration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Year 2006. The theme is: <em>"Pinoy Haiku: Verses for Mother Nature"</em>. Details and forms are available at the Embassy of Japan, or better yet, check them out <a href="http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/"><b>here</a></b>. </div><div align="justify">______________________________<br /><br />Applications for the next <strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">LIRA Workshop</span></strong> are now being accepted. Applicants are invited to submit five (5) poems in Filipino along with a short bio-data and one 2x2 ID picture to LIRA Workshop c/o Dir. Vim Nadera, UP Institute of Creative Writing, 2/F Bulwagang Rizal, UP Diliman, 1101 Quezon City.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/1600/almario.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3760/2997/400/almario.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;">National Artist for Literature Dean Virgilio Almario<br /></span><br />Requirements can also be sent to <em><a href="mailto:lira_makata@yahoo.com">lira_makata@yahoo.com</a> </em>or to <em><a href="mailto:liraworkshop@gmail.com">liraworkshop@gmail.com</a>.</em> The workshop will be held every Saturday and Sunday this June and July at the College of Arts and Letter in University of the Philippines, Diliman. National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario will direct the workshop.</div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;">Updates courtesy of JP Canivel, SPi Publishing</span>I write for the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549460369850853812noreply@blogger.com0