Centennial Edition of The Amelia Lapeña Bonifacio Literary Contest (Deadline April 2011)

The UP Diliman Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL) announces that the Centennial edition of the Amelia Lapeña Bonifacio Literary Contest is now accepting entries in four categories. They are short story, poetry, creative nonfiction, and literature for children.

Guidelines :

1. The contest is open to bona‐fide undergraduate and graduate students of the University of the Philippines enrolled in the 2nd semester of AY 2010‐2011. (The contest is not open to faculty members of the English Department.)
2. Authors may submit not more than 2 entries in each category.
3. The author should not put his real name or any other identification on any copy of his entry. He should sign each entry with a pen name and submit the same with a sealed envelope on the outside of which should be written the category, title of entry and pen name. Inside the envelope should also be a slip of paper containing the title of the entry, the real name of the author, the author’s address and telephone no., the author’s college, and a photocopy of the Form 5 for the 2nd semester AY 2010‐2011.
4. Only unpublished works may be entered.
5. Only works which have not won a prize in another contest may be entered.
6. In the short story and creative nonfiction categories, an entry must not be longer than 20 pages.
7. In the poetry category, an entry must consist of at least 5 poems.
8. In the story for children category, an entry must not be longer than 10 pages.
9. All entries must be written in English and must show a certain degree of mastery of the English language.
10. Entries may be on any subject or theme.
11. The author shall retain ownership of the copyright to his award‐winning work. However, the sponsor shall have the right to the first publication of the work. Editors designated by the sponsor may edit portions of the work to suit demands of publication.
12. The prize will be withdrawn from any author found to have plagiarized his winning entry entirely or in part.
13. Entries must be addressed to Dr. Isabelita Reyes, DECL, Faculty Center, UP Diliman, and submitted not later than April 28, 2011.
14. All entries should be submitted in four (4) copies including the original. They should be typewritten or computer‐typed, double‐spaced, on regular sized (8½ x 11 inches) bond paper, with one‐inch margins on all sides.
15. The Board of Judges shall have the discretion not to award any prize if in its judgment no meritorious entry has been submitted.
16. The sponsor has the sole right to designate the persons who shall constitute the Board of Judges in each of the categories.
17. The names of the winners and the names of the Board of Judges shall be announced on May 21, 2011. Awarding will be on May 28, 2011.
18. All parties submitting entries are deemed to have accepted the rules of the contest, and agree to abide thereby.

Deadline : 28 April 2011

For contest rules and submission guidelines, please go to the DECL office at the Bulwagang Rizal, Faculty Center, UP Diliman, or download here.

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