U.P. SARSUWELA WRITING CONTEST

Rules of the Contest

1. The Contest is open to all Filipino citizens of all ages (including Filipinos holding dual citizenship) from June to August 2008.

2. The theme of the contest is “Amor, Vida, Patria” (Love, Life, Nation). The story maybe historical or contemporary in subject matter. The work must follow the three-act structure of the sarsuwela and must be written in Filipino.

3. The author must submit the entry to the Board of Judges. The deadline for submission is 29 August 2008 Friday, 5 p.m. The office of the UP-CAL closes at 5 p.m. Entries sent by mail or courier should be postmarked no later than the same date of the deadline.

4. All entries are to be submitted to the Board of Judges, U.P. College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. The said College is in the Faculty Center (FC), UP Diliman campus.

5. All entries shall consist of a soft copy (CD in Word or Text Format) and three (3) hard copies (Times New Roman, Helvetica, or Arial Narrow fonts, 12 points, double spaced in 81/2 x 11 inches coupon bond). The recorded score (CD in MP3 or other PC compatble format) shall also be included. The author’s and the composer’s real names and addresses must not appear on the entry; rather, they should seal in a letter envelope both the prescribed Official Entry Form and Authorization Form, together with their bio-notes or brief résumé; and this envelope should be submitted together with the entry. On this sealed envelope should be written or typed the title of the entry and the authors’ pen name.

6. In submitting the entry, the author warrants that the work is his/her own and that he/she has absolute ownership of all intellectual property rights thereto. Together with the entry, the author should submit the Official Entry Form and the Authorization Form for the Contest.

7. The submission of the entry must be accompanied by the author’s written consent to abide by the rules of the Contest, duly signed by the author.

8. Authors may submit only one (1) entry.

9. The judges shall choose one (1) winner to be announced on September 30, 2008. The author and the composer shall equally divide between them the contest cash prize.

10. Winning entries shall remain with, and become the property of, the U.P. College of Arts and Letters which shall have prior right to its production and publication.

11. In order that the winning entries may be accessible to the public, the authors grant, assign and transfer to the U.P. College of Arts and Letters the following rights without any necessity of any payment other than the prize already awarded: (a) to publish from time to time the winning entry or selection or portion thereof as it may at its discretion determine; (b) to designate or appoint editors to edit the work or any portion thereof to suit the demands of publication; (c) to furnish a reasonable number of copies of the work to the National Library or other libraries; (d) to make the work available for downloading on the Internet or other electronic medium; and/or (e) allow scholars and students to make copies for their research.
In making the works accessible to scholars, students, and lovers of literature, the College only intends to promote a wider literary appreciation of the works.

12. The prize for the winning entry is P200,000.00.

13. The U.P. College of Arts and Letters has the sole right to designate the persons who shall constitute the Board of Judges for each contest category.

14. The decision of the majority of the Board of Judges for the contest is final.

15. All parties submitting entries to the UP Sarsuwela Writing Contest are deemed to have accepted all the rules of the contest, and agree to abide by them.

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

SARSUWELA WRITING CONTEST

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM

TITLE OF THE ENTRY

_________________________________________________

PEN NAME ________________________

Author’s Real Name (Libretto) ________________________________

Date of Birth ____________________ Place of Birth ____________________

Sex ________ Age ______ Civil Status ______________

CONTACT ADDRESSES AND NUMBERS

HOME WORKPLACE

Address ____________________ __________________________
_____________________ __________________________
_____________________ __________________________

Tel.No./s ___________________ __________________________
FaxNo./s ___________________ __________________________
Email _______________________________________________
Cellphone ___________________

Composer’s Real Name ________________________________

Date of Birth ____________________ Place of Birth ____________________

Sex ________ Age ______ Civil Status ______________

CONTACT ADDRESSES AND NUMBERS

HOME WORKPLACE

Address ____________________ __________________________
_____________________ __________________________
_____________________ __________________________

Tel.No./s ___________________ __________________________
FaxNo./s ___________________ __________________________
Email _______________________________________________
Important:
1. Please accomplish the Official Entry Form.
2. Please enclose a copy of your latest résumé or bio-note.
3. Please put your Entry Form and Bio-note inside a letter envelope, seal,
and write the title of the entry and pen name outside the envelope. Attach this envelope to your proposal.
U.P. SARSUWELA WRITING CONTEST
U.P. College of Arts and Letters
2/F Bulwagang Rizal, Diliman, Quezon City 1101

AUTHORIZATION

In entering my enclosed work listed below in the U.P. Sarsuwela Witing Contest, I declare that I have read the rules of the Contest, and hereby accept the said rules, including the sponsor’s right to publish, present, re-publish, or disseminate all winning entries in any manner or form, including through the internet or other electronic medium. I therefore hereby grant the University of the Philippines, as the sponsor of the Contest, the authority to publish, present, or re-publish from time to time, in whatever manner or form it may at its discretion determine, in the event that any of the enclosed work/s is awarded the prize. The sponsor may also at its discretion furnish a reasonable number of copies of the winning works to the National Library and other libraries, make the work available for downloading on the internet or other electronic medium, or give access to scholars and students to such works. The prize money which may be awarded to me for the enclosed work/s shall constitute full payment for the said sponsor’s right to publish, present, re-publish, produce, furnish or make available copies of such work/s to other parties or allow the latter to make copies thereof, and shall be in lieu of any royalties or other compensation to me.

TITLE/S
1._______________________________________ ________________

2._______________________________________ ________________

3._______________________________________ ________________

4._______________________________________ ________________

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PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE

IN THE PRESENCE OF
______________________________ ______________________________

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
__________________) S.S.

BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in the City of __________________ personally appeared _______________________________________________ with CTC No. _____________ issued at ________________ on _____________
and __________________________________ known to me and to be the same person/s who executed the foregoing instrument and he (they) acknowledge to me that the same is the product of his (their) own voluntary act and deed.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this ____ day of ______,
20___, at _______________, Philippines.

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Notary Public
Doc No. _______________ Until December 31, 20____
Page No. ______________ PTR # _____________________
Book No. ______________ Issued at ___________________
Series No. _____________

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