National Writers Workshop Director-in-Residence Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas and Silliman University are pleased to announce that the following writers have been accepted as fellows for the 51st Silliman University National Writers Workshop scheduled on April 30-May 18, 2012 at the Silliman University Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village, Camp Lookout, Valencia.

Panelists for the three-week workshop include writers Gemino H. Abad, Susan Lara, DM Reyes, Lemuel Torrevillas, Bobby Flores Villasis, and Alfred Yuson. Vietnames writer Nguyen Phan Que Mai is this year's special Asian guest panelist.

The 51st edition of the National Writers Workshop is co-sponsored by the Embassy of the United States of America in Manila. Guests from the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy include Regional English Language Officer Maria Carina Dungao, Public Affairs Officer Robin Diallo, Cultural Affairs Officer Alan Holst, and Cultural Affairs Specialist Tony Perez.