http://corsarius.net The website of Phillip Kimpo Jr., freelance and creative writer, professional blogger, and web project manager. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:51:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My works have seen print in two books these past weeks. My English essay "South of South Korea" was featured in ANI: The Philippine Literary Yearbook (Volume 35: The Pinoy as Asian) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, which was launched on November 26. My Filipino short story "Tira-tira" got into ... http://corsarius.net/2009/12/22/published-in-ani-the-literary-apprentice/ My photos have appeared in Pitik-Bulag: Letra at Liwanag (A Celebration of Contemporary Filipino Art and Poetry), a coffee table book by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Balikbayan, a travel and lifestyle magazine by the Asian Journal. "Pitik-Bulag" was edited by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario (a.k.a. ... http://corsarius.net/2009/10/01/photos-published-in-coffee-table-book-travel-magazine/ Last August, I served as Judge in the "UP Manila Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) Paligsahan sa Pagsulat ng Tula at Sanaysay" contest together with Vim Nadera and Lilia Antonio. The contest was one of the highlights of UPM's Buwan ng Wika 2009. For more details, read my Multiply blog post. http://corsarius.net/2009/09/15/judge-for-up-manilas-literary-contest/ I served as Panelist/Critic in the "Personal/Politikal" Poetry Workshop in DLSU-D yesterday. It was an honor to read the works of seven budding Fellows together with my co-Panelists Emmanuel V. Dumlao, Deborah D. Nieto, and Mariane A.R.T. Abuan. The workshop was held by the school's Department of Filipino and Literature and ... http://corsarius.net/2009/07/28/panelist-for-the-de-la-salle-dasmarinas-poetry-workshop/ Yep, two workshops in a row. I've been selected as Fellow for English Creative Nonfiction in the 48th Dumaguete National Writers Workshop to be held from May 4 to 16, 2009 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The prestigious workshop -- the longest running writers workshop in Asia -- is sponsored by the ... http://corsarius.net/2009/05/03/fellow-for-the-48th-dumaguete-national-writers-workshop/ I've been selected as Fellow for Filipino Poetry in the 9th IYAS Creative Writing Workshop to be held from April 26 to May 2, 2009 in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. IYAS is sponsored by the University of St. La Salle, De La Salle University's Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center, and ... http://corsarius.net/2009/04/25/fellow-for-the-9th-iyas-creative-writing-workshop/ I'll serve in the Secretariat of the prestigious 48th UP National Writers Workshop to be held from April 12 to 19 in Camp John Hay, Baguio City. National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario (a.k.a. Rio Alma) is this workshop's Director. Read my Multiply blog for more details. http://corsarius.net/2009/04/11/staffer-for-the-48th-up-national-writers-workshop/ I've been elected President of Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA), the renowned Filipino poetry group founded by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario (a.k.a. Rio Alma). I will serve as LIRA's chief slave for the years 2009-2011. Joining me in the leadership are Vice-President Francisco Monteseña, Secretary Vivian ... http://corsarius.net/2009/02/07/new-president-of-lira/ Seven of my Filipino poems made it to Likhaan 2008: The Journal of Philippine Contemporary Literature (UP Centennial Edition), edited by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario. The book-journal was launched last December 5, 2008 at the UP Writers Day. Likhaan is envisioned to be the Philippines' most prestigious literary ... http://corsarius.net/2008/12/14/suite-of-poems-in-likhaan-book/ I've assumed responsibility as the Overall Project Coordinator for the Sining ng Tugma at Sukat (STS, Art of Rhyme and Meter) series of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and my literary org, LIRA. I previously handled three of the project's six finished editions (STS Dagupan, STS Mauban, ... http://corsarius.net/2008/11/12/overall-coordinator-for-sts/