Thursday, March 16, 2006
CFO literary contest extended to March 31
ALL Filipino writers, students, and professionals have until March 31, 2006 to submit their entries to the 100 Years of Filipino Migration to Hawaii Literary Contest.
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts extended the contest's deadline to ensure a nationwide participation and to answer the request of Filipino writers in the provinces and abroad.
The theme of the contest is 100 Years: The Filipino Legacy in Hawaii.
The contest is divided into three categories: poetry, essay, and one-act play.
Prizes are P15,000, P10,000, and P7,500 for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placers for each category.
For the poetry writing competition, entries must be a collection of 5 to 10 poems and may be rhymed or in free verse.
Essay writing entries must be 2,000 to 3,000 words in length.
Entries to the one-act play category should translate to 30 to 45 minutes in actual performance and must be accompanied by a one-page synopsis and a list of the cats of characters.
All entries must be original.
The literary contest is part of the series of activities of the CFPO and the NCCA from December 2005 to December 2006 to celebrate the 100 years of friendship with the island state of Hawaii.
For more information, please contact Atty. Golda Myra Roma or Frencel Louie Tingga at 561-8329 or 5618321 locals 600 to 6004 or browse www.cfo.gov.ph and www.ncca.gov.ph. (Press release)
(March 16, 2006 issue)
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