Call for applications to 1st Cebu Writers' Workshop

HABLON (Hugpong sa mga Magsusulat sa Sugbo), in partnership with the Katitikan Literary Journal, is accepting applications for the 1st Cebu Writers’ Workshop to be held on February 7 to 9, 2020 in Oslob, Cebu.

Twelve fellowships will be available for the following genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, critical essay, and drama.

Deadline for the submission of manuscripts is on December 15, 2019.

To be eligible, one must not have attended any national writers’ workshops organized by reputable creative writing centers and institutions.

Visayan fellows will be prioritized but slots could be given to qualified writers outside the Visayas upon verification and revalidation.

Original and unpublished entries may be in Binisaya, English, Hiligaynon, Waray, and other Visayan languages (with translations to Binisaya and/or English).

• For poetry, a suite of four poems written for the page or for performance (not more than 70 lines for each poem);
• For fiction, two short stories (2,000 to 5,000 words each) of any genre, one novel chapter (3,000 to 6,000 words each) with a synopsis (500 words), or a suite of three works of flash fiction (500 to 1,500 words each);
• For creative non-fiction, two works of creative non-fiction (2,000 to 5,000 words each) such as non-fiction memor, personal essays, travel writing, or other hybrid forms; or a suite of three micro-essays or works of flash non-fiction (500 to 1,500 words each);
• For critical essay, one essay (5,000 to 8,000 words) that can be generally understood to engage critical discourses with a particular/or variety of texts such as literature, film, and cultural phenomena; and/or through a relevant theoretical framework. Critical essays concerning the Philippines/Visayas will be prioritized.
• For drama, a 10 to 25-page 10-minute play or one-act play.