CCWLS to hold 15th National Writers' Workshop

CCWLS to hold 15^th National Writers’ Workshop

The UST National Writers’ Workshop will be held in Baguio City from July 19-25, 2015, organized by the Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies, which has selected poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and the play as the focus genres for this year.

Twelve fellows coming from different universities were selected as fellows this year:

Poetry in English                 Mailan Faculan (University of the Philippines – Diliman)

                                                    Ma. Camille Rivera (Miriam College)

Poetry in Filipino                John Roemart Atienza (Mariners Polytechnic Colleges

                                                            Foundation)

                                                    Daniw Plaridel Santiago (UP – Diliman)

Fiction in English                Rina Garcia Chua (University of Santo Tomas)

                                                    Dominic Paul Sy (UP – Diliman)

Fiction in Filipino               Marvin Einstein Mejaro (UST)

                                                    Rijel Reyes (UST)

Creative Nonfiction            Christian Rey Buendia (UP – Los Baños)

            In English                   Adrian Crisostomo Ho (De La Salle University)

Play in Filipino                    Tyron Judes Casumpang (Ateneo de Manila University)

                                                   Marianne Freya Nono (UST; also for fiction in English)

Comprising the teaching panel who will critique the fellow’s works are:

            Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo                             CCWLS Director

            Chuckberry Pascual                                      CCWLS Assistant Director

            Mar Anthony dela Cruz                                Palanca winner

            Vijae Alquisola                                                Palanca winner

            Dawn Marie Nicole Marfil                           Essayist and poet

            Joselito Zulueta                                               Phil. Daily Inquirer Arts & Books

                                                                                                Editor; Varsitarian Adviser

            Joselito delos Reyes                                       Filipino essayist

            Augusto Antonio Aguila                               Fictionist

            John Jack Wigley                                            Poet

            Ned Parfan                                                       Poet

            Gemino Abad (special guest panelist)     Poet-critic

First reported in:

The Varsitarian. (2015, June 22). 15^th UST National Writers’ Workshop to be held July 19-25. Varsitarian.net http://varsitarian.net/breaking_news/20150622/15th_ust_national_writers_workshop_to_be_held_july_19_25 (accessed on June 22, 2015)