UST MaKatha Circle

A month may have passed, but excellence deserves to be celebrated—no matter the time. ✍🏻✨

The MaKatha Circle proudly acknowledges the brilliant minds who triumphed in the 41st Gawad Ustetika. Your words, your voices, and your stories continue to echo beyond the moment of recognition.

Congratulations to all the winners—your art endures, and so does our pride.

Padayon sa panitikan. ✒️





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RSO-B-24-25-59

Creative Writing Thesis Defense : DAY 2

A NEW BEGINNING 🌈☁️
Another season of passionate Creative Writing seniors SUCCESFULLY DEFENDING their respective thesis proposal last April 20-21, 2026.

This has been, The End of the Yellow Brick Road!

CONGRATSSS SENIORS!



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A NEW BEGINNING 🌈☁️

Another season of passionate Creative Writing seniors SUCCESFULLY DEFENDING their respective thesis proposal last April 20-21, 2026.

This has been, The End of the Yellow Brick Road!

CONGRATSSS SENIORS!




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THE ONLY AB STUDENT IN HIS CATEGORY ✨

Lorenzo de Castro stands alongside with prominent figures (Jerold Tarog, Jose Lorenzo Diokno, and Podkas) in the Media Excellence for Writing in Broadcast and Film at the USTV+ Excellence award.

He is the only student to be nominated under this section.

This showcases his talents in exceptional storytelling and advocacies across all media platforms.




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Creative Writing student nominated in USTV+! ✒️🎬

Our fourth-year Creative Writing student, Lorenzo de Castro, is a nominee for the Literature and Creative Writing Category under Media Excellence for Writing in Broadcast and Film.

Vote for Lorenzo de Castro in the USTV+ Media Excellence Awards 2026 on Canvas or the provided link from April 22 to 24.

We are in full support of you, Enzo!

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May gusto kaming ipatikim, mahaba-haba ito at malaman!

Alam mo bang hindi lang basta-basta hubaran at kalaswaan ang bomba films? Ngayong Biyernes, Abril 17, 11:00 n.u. hanggang 1:00 n.h. sa Zoom, dadalhin kayo nina Vince, Sammy, at Giannah sa isang titillating trip tungo sa mas nag-aalab na pag-unawa sa pelikulang erotika ng Pilipinas.

Sumayaw? Mali! Sumunod na at tuklasin paano nga ba bumomba ang pelikulang erotika sa bansa! Puwede rito kahit 'di Scorpio!




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Let’s talk about Q***r Literature and Media!
On its interpretations, representation, and in/visibility, join our speakers: Justine Claire Ello, Cody Fuentes, and Jashley Laconico.
🗓️April 17, 2026
🕰️11 AM - 1PM
📍St. Raymund de Peñafort Building, Room 117

SPEAKERS' BIONOTES

Justine Claire Ello is a 4th-year Creative Writing Student from the University of Santo Tomas. She was a former Content Writing Intern for the Cultural Center of the Philippines and a Fellow of the 2nd Pasig Writers’ Workshop for her Sapphic One-Act Play entitled ‘Grotto.’ Her undergraduate thesis ‘Ang Mga Kumpisal ng Barangay Sumila’ highlights the experiences of women under the patriarchy and features her Sapphic play entitled ‘Sa Bukang Liwayway.’ Outside of writing, she enjoys listening to Phoebe Bridgers and dancing with her organization at different auditoriums around UST.

Cody Fuentes is a bisexual writer and Creative Writing senior at the University of Santo Tomas. She was an intern at INQUIRER. NET, where she wrote articles on video games, music, and human interest. Her undergraduate thesis, Virgin Rizz: Personal Narratives of a Bisexual Youth, brings lighthearted q***r stories to Filipino nonfiction. When she isn't writing, she's either jamming with her bandmates or procrastinating.

Jashley Laconico is a 4th-year AB Creative Writing student. They write sapphic narratives, and their undergraduate thesis, Lilies in the Garden: Le***an Short Stories, is about the Filipino butch-femme experiences.

🌌 Within the cosmos we're entering lies three brilliant minds as grand as the planets! 🪐

Analyzing every stanza of your twinkling poetry is none other than Inst. Joel M. Toledo, MA, Ms. Nerisa Del Carmen Guevara, and Mr. Ryan Ram Malli! ✨

Hear that? That's the universe calling your poems for the judges to read! 📖






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CLOSED! 🪐🌌

The Makatha Circle “Kadugtong: Likha’t Makatha,” a poetry writing competition is now CLOSED🖋📝

Stay tuned for more updates, we will be posting them soon! Thank you, participants! We hope you had fun boarding into your poetic world 🔭🚀

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GUSTO KO NAAAANG BUMITAAAWWW! 🎵🎤 Mhie, na para bang walang curfew kakabirithey? Chill ka muna there and have a seat with us!

Give your voice a break and give muna sa pagsulat ng songs kasama sina Daniela Angelyn Solis, Joseph Earl Quintana, and Brandon Lance Capiña ngayong April 10, 2026, 11 AM to 1 PM sa Room 119 ng St. Raymund de Peñafort Building. Taray diba? AIRTIME! 🍿👀

Sabi nga nila, know your lyrics bago kumanta, okay? Okay. Taralets sa Friday, mga biritera!😉

‘Wag kang lilingon…👁️

Nakanood ka na ba ng mga nakakatakot na pelikula na naging dahilan para hindi ka makatulog sa gabi? Samahan ang ating speakers na sina Wycliff, Kassandra, at Charlou sa kanilang talk tungkol sa iba’t ibang pelikulang horror sa April 10, 2026, 11:00 AM hanggang 1:00 PM sa St. Raymund de Peñafort Building, room 117.

Kung matapang ka… pumunta ka at makinig sa amin!

Shifting stories through media and time ✨📖

Join us as we explore Adaptations in Creative Writing: Leanne Paula Ferrer will delve into Transmedia Storytelling, followed by Nicole Samson examining the Changing Gaze in Irene Adler’s different character portrayals, and Carlos Miguel Magno discussing Glocalization in literature. 🎬🎭🌍

🗓 March 27, 2026
📍Online via Zoom
⏰11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Join the Zoom link here:
🔗 https://ust-edu-ph.zoom.us/j/4819215271?pwd=MCtPZWU3YUpGWXA2Q0dZSzEyUUd5Zz09

See how stories transform, adapt, and take on new life across different forms. 🔄📚