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    CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

    This is a call for submissions of short stories for an anthology tentatively titled, GROWING UP FILIPINO II "Stories for Young Adults". The book will be edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard and will be published by both Anvil and PALH. Contributors will receive copies of the book as compensation for the use of their work.

    The manuscript should be approximately 8-10 pages long, typed, double-spaced (approximately 1,800-2,300 words). This should be emailed to CBrainard@aol. com. You may also send it by air mail to:

    Cecilia Brainard
    c/o PALH
    PO Box 5099
    Santa Monica, CA 90409
    USA

    This book project is a follow-up of an earlier short story collection entitled Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults (published by PALH 2002, and Anvil). The following review describes the 2002 collection:

    From School Library Journal

    Grade 9 Up-These 29 short stories offer a highly textured portrait of Filipino youth and an excellent sampling of creative writing.

    Thematically arranged, most of the pieces have been written since the turn of the 21st century. Each story is introduced by a
    thumbnail sketch of the author and a paragraph or two about some element of Filipino culture or history that is relevant to the story.

    Authors include those born and continuing to live in the Philippines, emigres, and American-born Filipinos. Tough but relevant topics addressed include a gay youth's affection for his supportive mother, the role of religious didacticism in the formation of a childhood perception, consumer culture as it is experienced by modern teens in Manila, and coping with bullies of all ages and stations in life. The high caliber and broad but wholly accessible range of this collection, however, makes this title a solid purchase for multiple reasons.

    The 29 stories in the 2002 edition of Growing Up Filipino were written before 9/11 (September 11, 2001). The editor would now like to collect a second volume that continues to address the young adult audience. The stories in the collection will still be about the Filipino experience in the Philippines or any part of the world. But in this second volume, the editor is seeing contemporary stories, or post 9/11 stories. The editor is seeking the best stories about growing up Filipino. The editor is not looking for stories written by young adults, but about Filipino young adults. The editor envisions the stories dealing with relationships, family, falling in love perhaps, and other issues that the young adults deal with. Character-driven stories are encouraged. Those interested in submitting are encouraged to read the first volume of Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults, to get an idea of the kind of stories the editor is looking for.

    Deadline for submission is August 1, 2007. Early submissions are welcome. Please send us your bio (approx. 150 words) in people-friendly narrative form.

    * ABOUT THE EDITOR: Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is the author/editor of over a dozen books. She has a website at www.ceciliabrainard .com and a blog at cbrainard.blogspot. com

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    The Rain

    The dense, black clouds blotted out the sun and covered the azure morning sky. Cool zephyr blew in every direction and the gloom inside Amaya’s heart prevailed. She stood bewildered amid the busy students purging their minds and cramming for their exams. She should have been one of them but such longing must have driven her to impulsiveness of starting a search for a certain face. In the busy crowd she scanned and found not a single hope but just a bundle of dismay. Where could he be?

    She hurriedly found her way to the narrow corridor emerging to a bigger space, the parking lot but still he was not there nor a trace of his Revo. Where could he be?

    In spite of pride lurching in every inch of conscience she has left, she stumbled her way to every corner of the campus to search for him, the guy she has fought with last night.

    She could barely recall how the fight started. She couldn’t even recall if it did end. All she could remember was her endless weeping that night and constant dialing of Jay’s mobile phone and telephone and how everything fell to nothingness. Jay was nowhere to be found.

    She passed by the library, quite reminiscing the first time the two of them ever met. She was a freshman and Jay was a junior. She might have looked too much lost that day that granted her Jay’s sympathy. She never had this extra skill, the sense of direction. It was her first day and it quite explains how she got to the library instead of her classroom in AS building. Jay offered her help. Their walk to the AS building made everything fall in place. She began to find a spark of friendship building up since that very day highlighted by their Serendipitous meeting at lunch and several meetings thereafter. It then made everything clear for Amaya. She met Jay for a purpose.

    Now, she just realized it too late. It was different. She felt different and it bothers her. How could her own feelings betray her? Jay belonged to someone else. She knew since then that there’s a wall between them but still she tried to break it down. That’s how the fight started. She tried to break the wall. She was tired of keeping to herself what she felt.

    She was between the library and the new building when cold raindrops soon emerged from the sky. She felt more lost that day than any other day. She walked slowly dragging herself back to the classroom to face reality and decided to finally take the final exam. Then she would be gone. Forever might still be uncertain. On her way she saw a vague reflection of what she deemed was Jay. He was covering this certain lass from the rain now heavily pouring down. She stood bewildered and pain soon crept inside her as her body felt numb with the cold rain. She screamed for his name. Or was it just her heart? She tried to move but she couldn’t until the two vague figures faded away…. “Jay” it echoes. Inside her, her heart bled.

    She passed the now deserted corridor and hurried her way to class. Her clothes dripping, her body cold and her spirit still down and lost. Much more when she heard “Class, pass your papers” her world collapsed.


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    TELL THE WORLD A STORY YOU WANT ANIMATED!

    2007 ANIMAX Awards: Pan-Asia Animation Competition

    Deadline: May 31, 2007

    Online Sources:

    http://www.animaxawards.com/ph/info.html
    http://www.animationcouncil.org/acpi_events_animax.php

  4. #414

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    hey fellow istoryan writers... first time di.ay ni nako mag post sa dire na thread... hagbay ko lang ni nasuwat pero karon pa nako na post.. hina.ot na ingyo ma hatagan og comments... ganahan ko aning story akong voice gamiton. so please bear with me sa mga wrong grammar na bisaya...

    Ang Mga Istorya ni Juan Pablo - Introduction

    dihang gamay pa ako, cge nakog suwat bahin sa akong kinabuhi. kada adlaw kung mahuman na ang adlaw ako na isuwat dayon unsay nahitabo sa akong adlaw, ma nindot man o mabati... tanan na nangahitabo ako ni suwat sa akong notebook na ipalit ni mama. naka hinumdom ko katong bata pasad ako hilig kaayo ko aning basketball kada adlaw inig human sa akong klase mo tan.aw dayon ko sa tv ma nba man or ma pba wala koy pili.an ana nila, basta bola na e shoot sa ring kontento nani akong mubong kalipay. nakahinumdom sad ko ang akong gamayng kabuang katong bata pako sa among garage na.a kamay na space para parkinganan sa among honda civic hatchback na auto, ni adtong mga panahona kami moy gitawag na pioneering sa naka angkon na ing-ana na klase na auto, ako na pugson akong amahan na ipagawas ang auto lagi para maka duwa kog basketball, nya mo tuo baya akong amahan, dha malingaw siya makakita nako mag dribol dribol sa bola og mag itsa itsa sa pader. akong huna huna-on na na.ay inbisibol ring human ana, mag papalit sad kog notebook para akong suwatan sa mga players sa nba og ako e act out na ako sila, dayon ako e tally ilang mga scores hantod sa kangitngitan sa gabi.e. ang akong inahan og akong isa ka igsuon na babae ma-weirdan nako, og cgeg tambag nako na hunongon nana kay mura kuno kog buang. pero wala sila kibaw sa akong gibuhat kay na.a man koy gitawag na akong kaugalingon kalibutan. malingaw jud ko mag suwat suwat, bahala na mag ka wrong grammar ang akong gipanuwat basta maka suwat lang, karon pa anko ni gipawas sa daghan kay akong nabati na kailangan najud ni ako ipakita sa mga tao ang akong tinuod na gibati. ako si juan pablo og ma.o ni akong kinabuhi.

    Ang Mga Istorya ni Juan Pablo - Chapter One - Paghindumdom

    naka hinumdom ko sa kani-adtong bata pako, isa ko ka burgis na gipa edukar sa pinaka ka elite na preparatory na iskuylahan dire sa cebu, pag human ana ni skuyla kog co-ed na skuylahan kay para kuno ma isa ramig hatod og kuha sa akong igsuon, pag human ana ganahan unta ko mo skuyla og isa ka jesuit skul pero naka realize ko na akong pang huna huna dili mo bagay sa pang huna huna sa katong iskuylahana ma.o na i opted to go sa lain na skuylahan na mo bagay sa akong interest og akong pang huna huna, sa kanang iskuylahana daghan kaayo ko nakat-onan, ma academic man o ma teknikal nakat-on kog himo og mga book shelves unsa.n pag gamit ning mga mechanic na instrumento og uban pa. wala ko nag mahay ngano ni skuyla ko aning skuylahana, katong padulong nako pag fourth year high school nako dha ni apply kog student council nadto. pero na kuyawan ko ngano dili by votes ang pag appoint ani-ang student council. appointed di.ay. dha ko nahimata na sayop ning systema sa pag appoint sa mga tao sa student council. matud pa sa isa ka pari na ang student council kuno ma.oy pinaka ka elite sa tanan namo og siya ma.oy ni appoint. elitist tong pari-a to, wala siyay nada. kay abi ni excel sila sa ilang academics og sipsip sila sa mga maestra gi appoint na sila. ma.o na nahi-ubos jud ko aning panahona kay wala ko na dawat, dile man ko top10 sa among klase ordinaryo rako na istudyante na ganahan og kausaban sa skuylahan. diha ko sigeg pangutana sa akong kaugalingon, ngano ing-ani ning mga pari dile sila mo tan-aw sa kakayahan jud sa istudyante. walay nada na skuylahan. kay abi average student rako? kay abi dile ko sipsip? or kay abi na.ay reputasyon sa skuylahan na tabi-an? sa school paper namo na appoint kog board of editor, pero tabla ray walay gamit ang school paper namo, kay mismo ang editor in chief kay kiss ass man sa pari, tanan kong sinuwatan gi decline sa moderator kay against the school daw, dile daw sila mo dawat og write-ups na dile pro-school. wala jud toy nada, walay ayo. wala ko nalipay sa iyang mga patakaran. hantod nalang ni graduate ko sa akong pinalangga na skuylahan wala pay article nako na publish sa school paper. pero bahala nato sila, ni graduate ko nadto daghan nakat-onan pero sila wala silay nakat-onan og tarong na pama-agi. mga kiss-ass.


    unya lang sa ang uban gi kapoy kog suwat... hahaha

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    continuation

    mga istorya ni juan pablo chapter 2 - gitapol

    ubay-obay napud ko wala kasuwat sa akong mga istorya sa akong kinabuhi, daghan main reseason naka contribute ngano wala ko naka suwat. isa ni ini ang pagtapol nako sa pag suwat. dihang wala pako nag sugod sa kining mga istorya nako, excited kaayo ko mo suwat ani kay kahibalo ko daghan ko masuwat. ang akong kinabuhi dile parehas sa uban na tao. mixed emotions man ako ma feel sige, dile lang ko cgeg emote emote dile parehas sa uban. dili sad ko mahi-ubos sige kay kanunay man lang ko mag ngisi. ambot lang ani kung ako ni mahuman akong mga istorya kay gi tapol jud ko. pero i feel the urge bisan daghan dile ganahan sa akong mga istorya, na.a gihapon sa sulod sa akong lawas na ako ni humanon. wala ta kahibalo na ma publish ni one day. pero dile kana akong gi apas. akong ganahan kay masabtan ang akong kinabuhi. ngano dile man ko seryosohon sa uban tao? sa ilang pag tu-o nila nako bugo daw ko. kay daghan ko nasayop og sturya. kay abi lang di.ay masayop ang tao, na.a ba di.ay kay katungod na tawgon og bugo ang isa ka tao? ambot lang jud. wala nako kahibalo unsa akong gipangsuwat dire. makatapol og suwat, kay daghan tao dile ko seriosohon.




    mga istorya ni juan pablo chapter 3 - ang pagka babae ni donna mina

    si donna mina, nagka ila mi ni donna katong first year college ko, dili man kaayo gwapa ni si donna, pero hitsura.an pud og nawong. madala dala ragud sa ayala. wala sad ko na attracted ani niya. as in wala jud koy interest. wala biga na mo dagan sa akong lawas kung magkita mi. hantod sa isa ka higayon katong padulong na mahuman ang 2nd semester. nagka kuyug mi ni donna sa usa ka 'gimmick' sa akong barkada. didto nag inom mi nag lipay lipay kay lagi, humana ang klase. sa pipila ka gutlo ni abot si donna, shocked kaayo ko iyang gi su.ot. maka bugto jud og brief. naka spaghetti og naka mini skirt si donna, innocente pa kaayo tan.awon pero klaro kaayo unsa tumong ani niya sa katong gabihi-ona. ni lingkod siya sa akong kilid og nagtagad mi. nag sturya mi sa among mga kabuang katong 1st year pami, og daghan pa siyag pangutana ngano ni shift daw kog korso. og ako sad gi tubag iyang mga pangutana. sa pipila ka oras ni labay na igo nako gamay sa vino among gi inom. ako gi suwayan og flirt siya kung mo kagat since kibaw man ko na.a siyay uyab ako lang gi suwayan kung makuha ba ang pagka babae ni donna mina. sa akong luck, ni kagat sad siya sa akong suave moves og akong mga cheesy punch lines. diha ni hung-hong siya sa akong dunggan na gusto na siya mo lakaw. diha nanglakaw mi, ako gi biya.an akong mga amigo og akong pasangil na akong hatdon si donna. tayming sad tong adlawa kay naka dala man kog auto ato na time. diha ako gi hatod si donna, hilom kaayo mi sa auto kay nag concentrate man kog drive, hubog hubog ko ato gamay, ma.o nang wala kaayo ko naka diskarte niya, sa pag sulod namo sa ilang subdivision nakuratan ko kay ngitngit kaayo, walay suga ang mga dalan og layo pajud kaayo ilang balay, na.a pa sa phase 8 sa maria luisa. pero ako ra gi ka.on ang ka hasol kay ma.o lagi amiga man. hapit nami mo abot sa ilang balay og ni ana siya parking sa may dakong nangka. ang nangka ma.oy sala ma.o ni surok akong dugo og akong biga. og siya ni hatag sad siya sa iyang pagka babae niya. wala ko katu.o si donna mina ing-ana ka agresibo na pagka babae. sa human namog pakoy ako siya gi hatod sa ilaha og before ni sulod siya sa ilang gate iyang ko gi hatagan og flying kiss pero wala nako gi salo. kay sayop tong amo nabuhat sa may nangka.an



    mga istgorya ni juan pablo chapter 4 - bisyo

    nalulong ko sa bisyo na inom, sigarilyo og drogas katong highschool pako, god praise nawala na ang drogas karon. pero na.a gihapon ang inom og sigarilyo. first time ko naka tilaw ini-ang mga bisyoha kay katong elementary og highschool pako. ang sigarilyo, first time naka smoke kog sigarilyo katong mga 10 years old pako, kay akong amahan kay isa mansad ka palahubog og isa ka smoker. diha ko mangawat sa iyang mga sigarilyo kay para ingnon cool lage. didto sa among village, mga bata pami, ignorante pami ining mga butanga. sa inom. beer, rhum, tuba og uban pa... diha ko nagsugod og inom katong highscool pako, kay nadala ko sa akong barkada. peer pressure man kaayo tong mga panahona. maka hinumdom ko mag inom mi sa earthweb diha sa ayala, nya feeling cool kunuhay kay daghan chicks na mo ngisi., haskang buanga jud ato. paila lang jud chups mi. sa drogas dungan dungan rapud ko nalulong sa drogas, kani-adto sa mrijuana lang ko kutob kay ma.o raman dali paliton, sige mig hithit og marijuana sa luyo sa chapel sa among iskuylahan, hantod naka amigo mig isa ka "hip-hop" na tao og siya ma.oy nag introduce namo og shabu. ambot lang pud ato ngano mag drogas man ko na wala man koy problema. nindot og kahimtang akong pamilya, dako kog grado, kwarta walay problema, og uban pa. pero naganahan lang kog suyop kay feel nako ma.o rani mag pa relax sa akong lawas og utok. emotionally unstable man ko atong mga panahona kay halos tanan akong migo na.a nay uyab nya ako wala pa, para maka gawas ko sa akong gibati, ma.o na mo suyop nalang ko. hantod karon mo suyop gihapon kog marijuana pero sa shabu dile na, kay mahal naman gud. angkas angkas lang gani ko og hithit sa marijuana. pero dile nana nako sigihon kay kibaw ko maka buang nana, ganahan nako mo undang sa kining bisyoha pero dile jud ko maka undang ngano mani? tabangi ko!, ni suyaw kog undang for 3 months, akong gi rehab akong kaugalingon, pero sige man ako withdraw akong lawas, dile kaya. na.a najud ang drogas sa akong kinabuhi dili nani mawala dili na. parter rani sila sa sigarilyo og beer, mangita jud akong lawas og sigarilyo kada human ka.on ambot ngano ni akong lawas. na.a bakoy problema ngano dile ko ka undang tug-ani ko tug-ani.

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    astroboyreal: I love the chapter 3!!!
    u have some further more adventures with donna mina?

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    ice dragon:

    yup maybe later isuwat nako...

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    @shaxyra, good effort in writing. Clear crisp language and quite descriptive. Though it could be the length of the work, I just feel you should have more to SHOW rather than TELL.

    Truman Capote, an influential American writer, once spoke that a good story to be a good story is like the orange being an orange. It is as simple, as well as complicated(have you ever created an orange?), as that. You have to squeeze out all the juice.

    Writing is like giving. If you're going to give, be generous, give more. And when you have already given more, then give it your ALL.


    @astroboyreal, bro, please keep up with your writing in the Bisayan language. Sobra pagkabilib ko sa mga nagsuwat gamit ang Bisaya. Pero please remember to be courteous to your readers. And respect the language, if you're planning to use it if you really want to be a writer people will take seriously.

    Respect the Bisayan language as you would respect your mother's womanhood; it's the reason you have life.

    @IceDragon, is your piece a first draft? Kung ing.ana, do you have the power and the courage to rewrite it?

    True writing comes through the re-writing.

  9. #419

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    @diem

    thanks for the comment bai... im trying to learn though... lisod ning ga dako tag cgeg tan.aw og nickelideon

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    I also admire people who write in the Bisaya. 

    But I must say readers would appreciate proper observation of capitalization and symbols like dashes and such in your writing. It also helps to break down parts of your writing to not-so-long paragraphs. These are basic stuff where one need not be a professional or expert writer to be able to do; and it certainly would help aspiring writers on their way there.

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