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Today, the IWP supports 91st Meridian, an online literary journal, and the book series 91stM Books, housed at the independent Autumn Hill Books. In recent years the program has broadened its efforts to promote international connections among writers by organizing a variety of events, some of which take place outside the United States.
The Palanca Awards was established in 1950 to inspire and recognize Philippine writers, including poets, playwrights and screenwriters, and writers for children. [4] It started giving out prizes in the Short Story (English) and Maikling Kwento (Filipino) in 1951.
Cash incentives were given to writers in 1921 when the Free Press started to pay for published contributions and awarded ₱1,000 for the best stories. The organization in 1925 of the Philippine Writers Association and in 1927 of the University of the Philippines National Writers Workshop, which put out the Literary Apprentice, also helped ...
These include the works of Ilustrados like Pedro Alejandro Paterno, who wrote the first novel written by a Filipino, Nínay (1885); [13] Graciano López Jaena and later on by Marcelo H. del Pilar, who edited and published the pro-Filipino newspaper La Solidaridad (1889); [14] and the Philippine national hero, José Rizal, who wrote two famous ...
In June 2016 DepEd launched the senior high school (SHS) program nationwide, a new level of basic education consisting of grades 11 and 12 . Following this, STCQC launched its Senior High School program. On March 8, 2024, STC sets its first historic football camp - first-ever women’s football team — The STC Golden Zebras. [2]
Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo (born Cristina Pantoja on August 21, 1944) is a Filipina fictionist, critic and pioneering writer of creative nonfiction. She is currently Professor Emeritus of English & Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines Diliman and Director of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies.
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The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", [1] called the "100 Most Inspiring Novels" by BBC News, [2] was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature. [2] [3] The list triggered comments from critics and other news agencies.