Applications for 2023 NCCA Writers' Prize with P250,000 grant are now open
Aspiring Filipino authors, this is your chance to get your work published. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts is now accepting entries for its biennial 2023 NCCA Writers' Prize.
In a Facebook post, the NCCA said it would choose five writers, one each in the categories of poetry (Ibaloi), novel (Filipino), essay/creative nonfiction (Bikol), short story (Pangasinense), and drama (Cebuano).
Chosen applicants will be granted P250,000 each to assist them as they finish their writing project in a year's time.
Poetry applicants must have an initial output of 10 poems with one poem per page. The final output must be at least 30 poems.
Novel applicants must have an initial output of their story's first 50 pages. The final output must have a minimum of 50,000 words.
The initial output for essay/creative nonfiction and short story applicants must have three works with at least 2,000 words each. At least 12 are required for the final output with at least 2,000 words each.
For drama applicants, the initial output should be one act for a full-length play, if not two one-act plays. The final output must be a full-length play with at least three acts, if not five one-act plays.
The final manuscript will then be endorsed to the NCCA for possible publication or staging.
Applicants are required to submit the following:
- accomplished entry form in .pdf format
- notarized declaration with consent and release in .pdf format
- curriculum vitae
- a 3 to 5 concept paper discussing the rationale and significance of the project
All entries should be addressed and submitted to the NCCA Writers' Prize Secretariat, the Program Management Division (PMD) – Arts Section, and the NCCA at [email protected].
The deadline for applications is on June 30.