National Artist for Literature and National Writers Workshop Director Emeritus Edith L. Tiempo and Silliman University are pleased to announce that the following young artists have been accepted as fellows for the 47TH National Writers Workshop scheduled on May 5-23, 2008:

For Poetry

1. Lawrence Anthony Rivera Bernabe (UP Visayas)
2. Noelle Leslie G. dela Cruz (Associate Professor- Philosophy Department, De La Salle University)
3. Ma. Celeste T. Fusilero (Manager/teacher - brainSPACE advanced learning center ; Ateneo de Davao)
4. Rodrigo Dela Peña (Creative Associate, London PR Consultancy, Dumaguete)
5. Arelene Jaguit Yandug (Assistant Professor- English Department, Xavier University)
6. Bron Joseph C. Teves (Silliman University)

For Fiction:

1. Marguerite Alcarazen de Leon (Ateneo de Manila University)
2. Dustin Edward Celestino (UP Dilliman)
3. Joshua L. Lim So (De La Salle University)
4. Liza Baccay (Speech Pathologist; contributor Cebu Daily News)
5. Fred Jordan Mikhail T. Carnice ( Silliman University)

For Creative Non-Fiction:

1. Ma. Elena L. Paulma (Xavier University)
2. Anna Carmela P. Tolentino (De La Salle University)
3. Lamberto M. Varias, Jr. (UP Dilliman)

Sponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and coordinated by the Department of English and Literature, the Workshop will be held at Silliman University in Dumaguete City.

Among the panelists expected to assist Dr. Tiempo are Dumaguete-based writers Ernesto Superal Yee, Bobby Villasis, Myrna Peña Reyes, and Cesar Ruiz Aquino, as well as guest panelists Dr. Rowena Torrevillas from the University of Iowa, Butch Dalisay, Butch Macansantos, Dave Genotiva, Susan Lara, Danny Reyes, Anthony Tan, and Lito Zulueta.

Other sponsors include the following: Hon. Emilio C. Macias II, Governor, Province of Negros Oriental; Mr. Roy Cang, Bethel Guest House; Ms. Susan Cu, Café Antonio; Atty. Whelma Yap, Bacongham Resort; and Ms. Kitty Taniguchi, Maryah Gallery.