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The theater company that brought you the hit plays BOMBITA, Ang Sistema ni Propesor Tuko, Mga Santong Tao, & The Commonwealth of Virginia,


ATENEO-ENTABLADO
(Enterteynment para sa TAo, Bayan, LAnsangan at DiyOs)
25th SEASON

presents

Reuel Molina Aguila's

SATIRIKA



directed by
Jesus Allan Forte

featuring
Maris Dimayuga, Bianca Africa, Evert Gandarosa, Ariel Diccion, Jethro Tenorio, Richard De Guzman, Kalon Tariman, Boom Enriquez,
Regina Lim, Mariel Dionisio, Kalil Almonte, Niki Torres, Tina Campa�a, Mike Cuepo, Edong Regalado & Carlo Vargas


production design: Martin Malabanan
lighting design: Richard Neil Ilagan


Rizal Mini-Theater
August 24-26, 30-31, September 1-2, 6-9 2006, every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 pm, with 3pm shows every Saturday.


Tickets @ 150 pesos only.

For inquiries or reservations, please contact Luj (09228585326) or Princess (09155146189).


Situated among the Philippines' middle class society, Satirika features the lives of five friends: the childless couple Rey, a junior executive, and Tess, a budding photographer; Dom, a writer into his sixties and still a bachelor; Lib, freelance writer and former girlfriend of Rey; Bong, son of a rich magnate, former activist and student of Dom.

The play focuses on the upcoming photography exhibition by Tess, which features her most coveted work, Satirika. As the elements of their lives clash with the advent of another character, their world spirals revealing secrets they never dared to unravel, until now. Ultimately, one of them could only take as much and decides to commit the ultimate escape � death.


PLEASE PASS. THANK YOU.



I touch the future. I teach.

Halina't makinig sa aking kuwento
At lakbayin natin ang bagong mundo.

Boom Enriquez
YM: entababy
Website: www.iamboom.tk

The Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC), in cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, is sponsoring an essay writing contest focusing on the question, "Does the universality of human rights require a particular type of democracy?"

This question has been the subject of many debates in the international and regional arena. It has been argued that a true and meaningful realization of human rights entails not only protection of human beings from their violations and abuses but an establishment of a democratic system and institutions that will guarantee the preservation of human rights.

On the other hand, some basic tenets of democracy, such as majority rule, run counter to rights which individuals may expect the State to protect in the name of fundamental and universal human rights.

How about you? What is your take on this issue? Write down your thoughts; let us know what you think.

The best 15 essays shall receive prizes as follows: Top 4 to15 – Php 5,000 each; Third Prize - Php10,000; Secondd Prize - Php15,000; and First Prize – a trip to Germany and a seminar on human rights at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Leadership Academy.

Aside from these, the essays will also be published in a book. The publication hopes to shed light on the Filipino's perspective on the issue and fuel more discussions on human rights and raise greater awareness about the debate on human rights and democracy.

Contest Mechanics

1. The contest is open to all Filipinos.

2. Entries should be in English, encoded, double-spaced, with a minimum of 2,000 words and a maximum of 2,500 words.

3. Entries may be submitted from July 24, 2006 - August 31, 2006 By e-mail to: ahrc@aps.ateneo.edu, or regular mail to:

Ateneo Human Rights Center,
G/F Ateneo Professional Schools Building,
Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati City 1200.
Details showing the name of the writer, contact numbers, e-mail and mailing addresses should be placed on a separate sheet of paper. All entries shall be considered property of the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC).

4. The decision of the judges, selected by AHRC, shall be final.

5. Winners will be announced on September 29, 2006 and will be notified through e-mail, a phone call and a letter. Prizes shall be given after proper verification of the identities of the winners.


View the Web site for more information, or contact:

The Ateneo Human Rights Center
G/F Ateneo Professional Schools Building
Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center
Makati City 1200
Trunk line: (632)8997691 (locals 2109/2115)
Direct line: (632)8972142
Fax: (632)8994342

Sources:

http://www.admu.edu.ph/?p=120&type=2&sec=29&aid=2592

http://www.fnf.org.ph/News/writeandwincontest-mechanics.htm

Earn $100-$500 Just By Telling Me Your Story!

Submission Guidelines for the Upcoming Book:

Writer Profits: "How I Got the Gig", Volume I

Description: The mission of the WriterProfits.com web site is to help writers find resources for more work and/or build a business so they can make their living as working writers, not writers who do other work for a living. How I Got the Gig, Volume I, is the first in a series of TRUE case studies from writers willing to tell other writers how they've "cracked the code" to attract new clients, more work, and better rates, or secure book deals, publishers and agents. If you have a marketing or promotion success story to share that will help other writers, tell me your story and, if accepted for use as a chapter in this book, you'll be paid for your submission. We buy first serial rights.

Deadline: All submissions for Volume I must be received no later than midnight, August 31, 2006, CST (Central Standard Time). No exceptions. Working writers respect deadlines!

Length: Each submission is to be chapter length, approximately 4,000-5,000 words. Longer and shorter submissions will be considered if the length is relevant to your story. Word count is less important than a complete, well-written, and helpful story.

Content: All submissions must be true and written in first person. Please do NOT write your story as an observer. Sidebars to accompany the story are welcome if relevant. Please keep in mind that the goal is to tell others how you succeeded in some aspect of the writing life that brought you monetary gain or significant recognition. I want to read about what you did AND how you did it. Self-serving "puffy" pieces will be immediately disqualified. You MUST send complete manuscripts. No queries or outlines will be accepted. You may submit more than one story.

Format: Submit your work as a Word or text document with minimal formatting (bold, underline, italics, etc). Please DO NOT WRITE IN ALL CAPS! PDF files are acceptable for submissions but, if your chapter is accepted, you must supply us with a text file so that we may cut and paste it into our layout. Spell check and edit your own work. While we will provide minimal editing for the final book, I expect writers to be able to write a nearly ready-for-publication chapter. Use 1.5 line spacing for easy reading. Title your work. Subtitles and headings throughout the text may also be used. Save the file using your name like this: gigbook-YourName.doc or gigbook-YourName.txt.

Compensation: One story will be chosen as the lead chapter based on helpfulness to others and the ingenuity of the idea being described. You are welcome to use humor and let your own writing style shine through as long as you maintain clarity of the information you are presenting. The lead will receive US$500. All other stories used in the book will receive US$100. Every published contributor will receive an About the Author resource block consisting of 5-10 lines that identify/describe you and allow you to give your contact information. Photos are optional but encouraged. Resource information and photos will be requested when final contributors have been chosen. Do NOT send them with your submission. As editor and publisher, I have sole discretion to choose the stories to be used for publication. Note: as a paid contributor, no royalties from sales will be offered to authors.

Publication: The book will be printed as a softcover trade publication with a four-color cover and converted into an ebook for a secondary online product available from this Web site. It will be promoted for review and made available to catalogs, bookstores, online stores, and other book sales outlets. Chosen contributors will also receive five complimentary copies of the printed book with an option to purchase additional copies at an author's discount to resell, use as promotional items for your business, or give as gifts to family, friends, colleagues or clients. Chosen contributors will be required to sign a release that states your submission is your original work, a true story, and not published elsewhere. The estimated date of publication is late October 2006. A final publication date will be determined and announced in mid September. If, for any reason, the book is not published, we offer a 10% kill fee to the signed authors.

Submissions: Email your submissions either as an email attachment or include the entire entry in the text of your email and send to: gigsubmit@writerprofits.com -- Put "Gig Story" in the subject line. Do not send submissions to my personal email account, they will be deleted. If you have questions, please send them to questions@writerprofits.com. While we prefer to receive submission via email, you can also opt to send your submission via snail mail, to: Nasus Publishing, Attn: Gig Book, PO Box 641, Prior Lake, MN 55372.

I look forward to reading your manuscript and am excited about the prospect of being able to share your How I Got the Gig story with your fellow aspiring writers.

Best regards,

Susan Carter

Source:
http://writerprofits.com/gigguidelines.htm

Butch Dalisay announces the deadline for the submission of literary works to the first issue of Likhaan: The Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature:

Short Story Competition & Rules

Your own story on any subject in less than 2000 words. That’s all you have to do, and invest Euro 5 / Stg£4 /USD 7 or equivalent, and Euro 1000 could be yours. Start to-night, and when you have your first story written start your second one and then your third. You are free to submit as many as you wish. As Winner of the excellent prize of Euro 1000 you will also have the proud boast that it was David Marcus who judged your story best of a couple of hundred entries.

Competition entrants from England, Wales and Scotland and from America may not know David Marcus as well as we in Ireland know him. He is best remembered probably since the years 1968 –1988 when he presented the New Irish Writing page in The Irish Press. Many Irish writers started their careers under the influence of David Marcus at that time. David was also with Irish Writers and with Poetry Ireland for some years. Born in Cork, he was educated at Presentation College, at University College Cork and at Kings Inns - Ireland’s training school for Barristers. Fortunately for writers David did not spend his entire life working at the law.

A Competition which offers Euro 1000 as Prize is a good one. A Competition which has adjudication of Winner by David Marcus as well is worth ten times that money.

Get started.

Closing Date is 31st August 2006.

Good luck.

Thanks.


Rules

1. Story shall be on author’s choice of subject

2. must be entrant’s original unpublished work,

3. must be in English,

4. must be typed, double spaced, on one side of paper,

5. must not exceed 2000 words,

6. must not show name of author on any sheet of story,

7. must be accompanied by entry fee as cheque or bank draft or postal / money order made payable to Balbriggan Arts Festival in the sum of Euro 5, / Stg£4 / USD 7 or other equivalent value currency, per each entry.

8. No limit to number of entries from any one author

9. Entries will not be returned

10. For receipt enclose stamped self-addressed post card.

11. Each entry must have Entry Details on a separate sheet which must show name and surname of entrant, full postal address, phone number, email address if available, title of entry.

12. Entry, Entry Details, and Fee must be received not later than 31st August 2006 at Balbriggan Arts Festival, ‘Georgeville’ Church Street, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, Ireland.

13. Judge’s decision shall be final.

14. Winner will be invited to attend an Award Ceremony and to read the winning entry in public, but failure to do so will NOT disqualify for prize. In such case Prize will be posted promptly to the winner at the given address.

15. The decision of the Committee of the Balbriggan Arts Festival as to the meaning of these Rules shall be final.

Source:
http://www.balbrigganartsfestival.com/shortstories.htm

Isagani Cruz quoted by Alvin: