26/10/2025
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Look here! In anticipation of the ๐ง๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐๐ด๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ โ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ด๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐โ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป: ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐น๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, here are the general guidelines that we encourage you to observe.
โข Who May Participate as Attendees: Open to all interested enthusiasts (In-person or online via Zoom)
โข Who May Participate as Presenters: Writers, poets, scholars, educators, artists, cultural workers, students, and literary enthusiasts nationwide and of other nationalities. Both established and emerging voices are welcome.
โข Accepted Forms: Academic papers, literary criticism, or reviews; creative works such as poetry, fiction, essays, storytelling, performances (recorded), music (recorded), visual art, multimedia presentation accompanied by a reflective narrative or artistโs statement.
โข Language: Submissions are accepted in English and Filipino. Works in Tausug, Sinama, Bahasa Melayu, Chavacano, Bisaya, Hiligaynon, or other languages of the archipelago are also strongly encouraged with the appropriate translation.
โข Abstract / Summary: Submit an abstract or summary of 100โ300 words describing the content, relevance, and form of your presentation/performance/creative works/multimedia presentation. Include five (5) keywords and indicate your preferred panel category
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๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก:
โข Each presenter will be allotted 15- 20 minutes to present
โข Each presentation will be followed by an open forum of 10 minutes
โข Academic Papers must consist of at least 1,500 - 3,000 words
โข Creative Works Presenters (poems, prose, etc.) may present as many as they want, as long as theyโre within the time limit with annotation
โข Visual Arts/Multimedia Presenters may present as many as they want, as long as theyโre within the time limit with annotation
โข Recorded Performance/s will have a short annotation.
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Presenter Participants are invited to submit proposals or works under four (4) thematic categories (choose only one):
PANEL A: OCEAN IN MYSTICAL LITERARY WRITINGS OF SULU
Focuses on literary discourses of Sulu knowledge systems and spiritualityโclassical, traditional, and modernโrevealing how the sea shapes mystical and philosophical thought.
PANEL B: WAVES = FLOWS = STREAMS
Welcomes imaginative and creative productionsโperformance art, visual interpretations, musical renditions, and multimedia presentationsโthat use the sea and its movements as motifs and mediums of creative expression.
PANEL C: HERITAGE, HISTORY, HOME, AND SEAS OF NUSANTARA
Explores literary works and creative productions on the heritage and historical narratives of the Sulu Archipelago within the broader maritime world of the Philippines and the Borneo basin.
PANEL D: VOICES OF THE SEA
Features poetry and prose that employ the sea, ocean, and water as metaphors, symbols, and aesthetic motifs of human experience and cultural memory.
The conference will be held on November 19-20, 2025, in Notre Dame of Jolo College (NDJC) and Sulu State College (SSC) in Jolo, Sulu. Interested applicants may register for presentation, attendance, and/or performance through the QR code posted or the following link:
https://forms.gle/kg9UAqTXiXZ9wExS7
https://forms.gle/kg9UAqTXiXZ9wExS7
https://forms.gle/kg9UAqTXiXZ9wExS7
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:
1. Presenters: Free
2. Regular Registration Fee for Attendees (In-Person): Php. 300.00. (The fee covers meals, snacks, conference materials, kits, and certificates.)
3. Registration Fee for Online Participation: Php. 50.00. (The fee covers conference materials and an e-certificate of participation.)
Participants (Presenter/Attendee) from outside Sulu are responsible for their travel and accommodation arrangements. If you need assistance in finding accommodation, please email us or use the contact information provided below.
To request an official invitation, please email or contact us using the information provided below. Include your name, title or designation (if applicable), and address for the invite.
Contact Information:
For inquiries, submissions, and further details, please contact the following:
Official Conference Email:
[email protected]
Asst. Prof. Adawia J. Jamasali, Ed.D.
09365181357
[email protected]
Ms. Ellyn C. Solibas, LPT
09664031640
[email protected]
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: November 5, 2025
๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Selected papers and creative works will be considered for publication in the Conference Special Literary Issue of Tahik Anugphat Volume 1, Issue 1.
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Tahik Anugpat โ Parsugpatan sin Kapuโan pa Binaybayan: First Sulu National Literary Conference is organized through the combined efforts of the LGU of Brgy. Busbus in Jolo, Sulu, Sulu State College (SSC), Notre Dame of Jolo College (NDJC), and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA). By organizing this two-day literary conference, the organizers aim to center the narratives of the Sulu Archipelago and its cultural, spiritual, and artistic lines of interconnection with various polities in Southeast Asia, taking off with the indigenous principle of maritime and island connectivity.
