Postscript from Camp Lookout
By Christine V. Lao I didn’t write much at the Writers’ Village. It was much more fun to hang out with 15 other aspiring writers, who were not only talented, but also invariably kind, and passionate about the written word. There was so much to discuss with, and learn from, the fellows of the 50th […]
That Silliman Charm
By Andrea Macalino People always told me that if I wanted to be a writer, I should apply to the Silliman University National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete. Nobody bothered to explain why, or even how I was to do it, but I could feel the weight they put on this piece of advice. I granted […]
Silliman Hosts S-L Program for Visayas-Mindanao
Around 50 heads of schools and faculty attended the “Service-Learning Development Seminar-Workshop for Visayas and Mindanao” hosted May 18 to 20 by Silliman University. The program was sponsored by the Private Education Assistance Council/Fund for Assistance to Private Education (PEAC/FAPE) and the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), of which Silliman President Dr. Ben […]
The S-L Challenge: EQ as Society’s Ultimate Edge
(This page temporarily features articles by Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs, who has been designated as Acting President in concurrent capacity, while Dr. Ben S. Malayang III is on official leave. Dr. Malayang, who is in the United States to meet with the different alumni chapters and attend the Tipon […]
I Gave Up Writing Thrice in Silliman
By Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta The first time was when a visiting writer eviscerated my work. Her name was Kelly Cherry. I felt pretty bad about it, not only because a woman with a name like Kelly Cherry could see right through my work, but because I had chosen to go to the workshop instead […]
A Raw Text
By Dean Francis Alfar In 1992, when I attended the Workshop in Dumaguete, I was young, headstrong and angry. A self-declared maverick at odds with academe and not a member of any fashionable literary cliques, I was possessed of a desire to prove to the world that I could write whatever I wanted, whichever […]
Beginning to Write
By Ian Rosales Casocot My own love affair with the Silliman Workshop in Dumaguete began eleven years ago, when I was one of nine young writers granted a three-week fellowship to a summer of writing and book talk. It led me to a discovery—in a very big way—to the treasures of Philippine literature. But […]
Lost Dreams
By Cherrie Sing My name is Cherrie Sing and I was a writing fellow at the 35th National Writers’ Workshop last 1996. Our batch holds the distinction for being the last batch Dr. Edilberto Tiempo handled before he passed away the same year. My Siliman workshop experience was something to cherish. My proudest moment […]
Born Again
By Rica Bolipata Santos I was born writing. Truly. I don’t mean this in a pretentious sort-of-way, intent to impress you with the inevitability of fate or destiny. It is simply the truth – having been born in a family where artistic pursuit was the highest value. We knew not how to be anything […]
Like Most Legends, This One Began with a Boat Trip
By Fidelito Cortes Ed Cabagnot and I went to the 1984 Silliman workshop on an inter-island boat. I don’t quite recall what sort of insane thought process went into this decision, but it can’t be denied that, on paper at least, a sea journey has a certain allure of adventure and arrival that a […]
