FW: Ateneo Writers' Workshop offers fellowships =)

The Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP) now accepts applications for the 8th Ateneo National Writers Workshop (ANWW) to be held on October 20-25, 2008. Each applicant should submit a portfolio in triplicate of any of the following works: five poems, three short stories, written in Filipino or English, with a title page bearing the author's pseudonym and a table of contents.

The 8th ANWW will not be accepting portfolios for one-act plays as a separate workshop will be conducted for this. Details will be announced later this year. The portfolio must also be accompanied by a diskette containing a file of the documents saved in Rich Text Format. All submissions must include a sealed envelope containing the author's name, address, contact numbers, e-mail address, and a one-page resume including a literary curriculum vitae with a 1x1 ID picture. Twelve fellows will be chosen from all over the country. Food and accommodations will be provided. Please address entries to: Alvin B. Yapan, Acting director of AILAP c/o Department of Filipino 3F Horacio de la Costa Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City Deadline of submissions is on September 8, 2008. For inquiries, please call 426-6001 local 5320-21 or e-mail ayapan@ateneo.edu. =)