01/10/2012
9th Lamiraw Workshop Fellows Named
The Selection Committee of the 9th Lamiraw Creative Writing Workshop (LCWW) named 19 fellows who will take part this year’s literary activity on November 6-9, 2012 at Northwest Samar State University in Calbayog City, Samar.
Nineteen fellows made it to the shortlist of the Selection Committee. The writing fellows are:
Northern Samar
1. Michael Pecayo – Lapinig, Northern Samar/University of Eastern Philippines
2. Rhoan Lucero-Orebia - San Antonio, Northern Samar/UP Tacloban College
3. Corazon Castillo - Capul, Northern Samar/UEP/Central 1 Elementary
4. Leonila Salazar – Capul, Northern Samar/ UEP/Central 1 Elementary
Eastern Samar
5. Medora Nimfa Quirante – Borongan City, Eastern Samar/UP Cebu
6. Jessie Pomida – Dolores, Eastern Samar/Leyte Normal University
7. Adrian Barbo – Balangkayan, Eastern Samar/Eastern Samar State University
Western Samar
8. Zarex Labro – Calbayog City/Christ the King College/City Arts & Culture Office
9. Patrick Sumampong – Calbayog City/Northwest Samar State University
10. Luzcelda Luna – Calbayog City/Northwest Samar State University
Northern Leyte
11. Colin Tupaz – Dulag Leyte/Leyte Normal University
12. Kenneth Alvin Cinco – Tacloban City/Leyte Normal University
13. Firie Jill Ramos –Tacloban City/ UP Tacloban
14. Dave Rondina – Capoocan, Leyte/Eastern Visayas State University
Southern Leyte
15. Michael Tantoy – Maasin City/St. Joseph College
Biliran
16. Jenny Genoguin – Naval State University/Naval, Biliran
Ilocos
17. Roy Aragon – Dupax del Norte, Nueva Viscaya/St. Paul University
Cordillera
18. Vicente Raras – Camalaniugan, Cagayan /University of the Cordilleras
Bicol
19. Irmina Torres – Cadlan, Pili, Camarines Sur/Ateneo de Naga
LCWW is a multilingual creative writing workshop which fosters inter-regional writers’ exchange. It aims at cultivating and preserving regional languages, especially minority languages that are unrepresented and underserved.
This year’s panelists are Elizabeth Raquel (GUMIL Filipinas/NCLA Coordinator-Ilocos Region), Carlos Arejola (Kabulig Bikol Writers Association/NCLA Coordinator-Bicol Region), Phil Harold L. Mercurio (Katig-CALAO-ALAG Writers Inc./NCLA Coordinator-Eastern Visayas), Jerry Gracio (Katig Writers Network Inc.), Dante Rosales (CALAO Writers Inc.), Prof. Merlie M. Alunan and Dr. Victor N. Sugbo (UP Tacloban), Dr. David A. Genotiva (EVSU), and Dr. Priscilla Macansantos (UP Baguio/NCLA Chair) who is also the keynote speaker.
LCWW is jointly funded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Northwest Samar State University (NwSSU).
