DALITEXT: cell phone text poetry writing contest
The National Commission for Culture & the Arts (NCCA) in cooperation with the Filipinas Institute of Translation, Inc. (FIT), Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) , and the U.P. Institute of Creative Writing launch DALITEXT, a text (SMS) poetry-writing contest.
The contest aims to popularize and revitalize the tradition of one of the country’s oldest forms of poetry by using modern technology. The dalit is a short poem, composed of four versified rhyming lines. Each line consists only of eight syllables, expressing a complete thought.
DALITEXT entries must be written in Filipino and must express a patriotic message (love of country).
Example:
habang ang buong kolonya’y,
pinuputakti ang glorya;
mga sundalo ng Reyna’y
naglalatag ng kudeta.
Contestants must submit their entries through text to any of the following numbers: (0920) 836-7541 and (0918) 531-1669.
Entries must be accompanied by the name of the author. Entries must be received not later than 5 p.m. every Friday of the contest week.
Every week for the month of August, judges will pick two winners ( TextMakata ng Linggo) who will receive P5,000 each. Six consolation prizes of P2,000 will also be awarded. The winning entries will be compiled in a book which will be released at the awarding ceremonies.
NCCA employees, members of the DALITEXT Committee and their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity are disqualified from joining the competition.
For further information, call Salvador “Badong” Biglaen at 922-1830 or the NCCA at 527-2192.
The National Commission for Culture & the Arts (NCCA) in cooperation with the Filipinas Institute of Translation, Inc. (FIT), Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) , and the U.P. Institute of Creative Writing launch DALITEXT, a text (SMS) poetry-writing contest.
The contest aims to popularize and revitalize the tradition of one of the country’s oldest forms of poetry by using modern technology. The dalit is a short poem, composed of four versified rhyming lines. Each line consists only of eight syllables, expressing a complete thought.
DALITEXT entries must be written in Filipino and must express a patriotic message (love of country).
Example:
habang ang buong kolonya’y,
pinuputakti ang glorya;
mga sundalo ng Reyna’y
naglalatag ng kudeta.
Contestants must submit their entries through text to any of the following numbers: (0920) 836-7541 and (0918) 531-1669.
Entries must be accompanied by the name of the author. Entries must be received not later than 5 p.m. every Friday of the contest week.
Every week for the month of August, judges will pick two winners ( TextMakata ng Linggo) who will receive P5,000 each. Six consolation prizes of P2,000 will also be awarded. The winning entries will be compiled in a book which will be released at the awarding ceremonies.
NCCA employees, members of the DALITEXT Committee and their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity are disqualified from joining the competition.
For further information, call Salvador “Badong” Biglaen at 922-1830 or the NCCA at 527-2192.
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