The Davao Writers’ Guild, in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the University of the Philippines Mindanao, is now accepting applications to the 2014 Davao Writers’ Workshop to be held from October 23 to 27.
Fifteen fellowship slots are available, of which four will be given to writers from outside Davao but residing in Mindanao.
Applications are for short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and drama, and they may be in English, Tagalog, and/or Cebuano. Entries should contain two short stories (1,000 to 5,000 words), two essays (1,000 to 5,000 words), two one-act plays, or five poems.
The entries must be the applicant’s original work and should not have undergone critique from a panel in another workshop or for a creative writing thesis. Accepted fellows will be given free board and lodging for the duration of the workshop. Alumni of the Davao Writers Workshop, as well as of national writers’ workshops, are not eligible to apply.
Applicants are to fill out the application form and attach the electronic copy of the manuscript. Deadline for submission is August 15. For inquiries, contact Julian dela Cerna at juliandelacerna@gmail.com.
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