2013 NCCA WRITERS PRIZE GUIDELINES

The NCCA Writers Prize is a biennial award given to five (5) writers, one for each category !or "#$%, the award will be given to following categories& Poetry ('i(olano lang)age), Novel (*locano lang)age), +ssay (Ceb)ano lang)age), ,hort ,tory (!ili-ino lang)age) and .ra/a (Waray lang)age) The award, in the gross a/o)nt of TW0 12N.3+. !*!T4 T102,AN. P+,0, (PhP"5#,###), will assist the winner d)ring the writing stage of the -ro5ect The award is good for one year, after which a /an)scri-t of the writing -ro5ect will be s)b/itted to the NCCA for -ossible -)blication or staging The NCCA, in line with its /ission to 6enco)rage the contin)ing develo-/ent of a -l)ralistic c)lt)re by the -eo-le the/selves,7 will be creating the o--ort)nity to have a direct hand in the develo-/ent of !ili-ino literat)re With the cash award, the NCCA Writers Prize winners will be freed fro/ the de/ands of their wor( and shall be able to foc)s on the writing of the co/-lete /an)scri-t for one year $ ELIGIBILITY The award is o-en to all !ili-ino writers, of legal age, e8ce-t to the officers and /e/bers of the NCCA ,ecretariat and the inc)/bent +8ec)tive Co)ncil 9e/bers of the NCCA Co//ittee on :iterary Arts " MECHANICS !or the "#$% NCCA Writers Prize co/-etition, the following shall be the re;)ire/ents in the s)b/ission of entries& 2.1 A--licants /)st s)b/it an acco/-lished a--lication for/, which is available at the NCCA Plan< Policy !or/)lation and Progra//ing .ivision (P<P!P.) or /ay be downloaded fro/ the NCCA website& www ncca gov -h= together with the a--licants c)rric)l)/ vitae= with a % > 5 -age conce-t -a-er disc)ssing the rationale and significance of the -ro5ect, and the initial o)t-)t of the -ro5ect which shall be s)b/itted in fo)r (?) -rinted co-ies !or "#$%, the categories and the e8-ected initial o)t-)t for each category are& Category 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.1.5 Poetry ('i(olano :ang)age)@@@@@ Novel (*lo(ano :ang)age)@@@@@@ +ssay (Ceb)ano :ang)age)@@@@@ ,hort ,tory (!ili-ino :ang)age)@@@@ .ra/a (Waray :ang)age)@@@@@@ *nitial 0)t-)t $# -oe/s= $ -oe/ -er -age first 5# -ages % essays with /ini/)/ of ",### words -er essay % stories with /ini/)/ of ",### words -er story $Aact for a f)llAlength dra/a or two (") $Aact -lays

All the sa/-le wor(s shall be in ty-ewritten for/ ,-acing shall be do)ble s-ace, !ont shall be Arial $$ 9an)scri-t and conce-t -a-er shall not bear the na/e of the a--licant in any of the -ages All /an)scri-ts received with identifying /ar(s shall be dis;)alified 2.2 2.3 A--licants are allowed to a--ly only in one ($) category A--lications will be eval)ated by an Ad 1oc ,creening Co//ittee, the lists of the /e/bers of the ,creening Co//ittee for each category shall be -rovided by the Co//ittee on :iterary Arts There will be three /e/bers of the AdA1oc ,creening Co//ittee -er category

2.4. The Award will be released in fo)r tranches, with the first tranche to be given d)ring the Awards Cere/ony at the beginning of the writing -eriod and the s)cceeding tranches )-on s)b/ission of the following -ercentage of the writing -ro5ect& "nd tranche %rd tranche ?th tranche 2.5 A 5#B of the writing -ro5ect A C5B of the writing -ro5ect A $##B of the writing -ro5ect

The NCCA shall give the awardees one year to finish their /an)scri-ts The NCCA will allow a /a8i/)/ e8tension of si8 (D) /onths only with written 5)stification fro/ the awardee

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Compl t ! /an)scri-t by the winners, which /eans that it is $##B co/-leted, /)st be s)b/itted in two for/s& Two (") -rinted co-ies and two (") electronic co-ies in 9,Word for/at in a dis(ette The co/-leted -ro5ect o)t-)t shall be as follows& Category Pro5ect 0)t-)t

2.6.1 Poetry ('i(olano :ang)age)@@@@@ At least %# -oe/s 2.6.2 Novel (*lo(ano :ang)age)@@@@@@ 9ini/)/ of 5#,### words 2.6.3 +ssay (Ceb)ano :ang)age)@@@@@ At least $" essays with /ini/)/ of ",### words -er essay 2.6.4 ,hort ,tory (!ili-ino :ang)age)@@@@ At least $" stories with /ini/)/ of ",### words -er story 2.6.5 .ra/a (Waray :ang)age)@@@@@@ !)llAlength dra/a (at least % acts) or !ive (5) $Aact -lays 2.7 The award is nonAtransferable All -rivileges shall be en5oyed by the winner hi/self<herself based on the s)ccessf)l eval)ation of the wor( in -rogress A /e/ber fro/ the AdA1oc ,creening Co//ittee of each category shall be assigned as 3eader to eval)ate the s)cceeding /aterials to be s)b/itted by the winner 2-on s)b/ission of the -ositive eval)ation of the 3eader for the second and third tranches, the corres-onding a/o)nts shall be released i//ediately to the winner 1owever, for the fo)rth tranche, the sa/e will be released only )-on co/-letion of eval)ation of the co/-leted /an)scri-t by the 3eader 3evisions, however, /ay be reco//ended by the 3eader 0nly )-on final a--roval of the co/-leted /an)scri-t shall the final tranche be released to the winner .eadline of s)b/ission of a--lication together with the c)rric)l)/ vitae of a--licant and other re;)ire/ents shall be on %$ E)ly "#$% All a--lications shall be addressed to& 2013 NCCA WRITERS PRIZE S "# t$#%$t Plan<Policy !or/)lation and Progra//ing .ivision (P<P!P.) > Arts ,ection NAT*0NA: C099*,,*0N !03 C2:T23+ AN. T1+ A3T, NCCA ')ilding, D%% Feneral :)na ,t , *ntra/)ros, 9anila Attention& 94:+N+ N 233*GA Planning 0fficer *** 2.9 Ent#% & t'$t ( # not & l "t ! &'$ll not ) # t*#n ! $n+mo# , 2.10 Wor(s /ay deal with any to-ic, b)t those dealing with environ/ental iss)es and cli/ate change are also welco/e % C-PYRIGHT AND -WNERSHIP RIGHT 3.1 The winner hereby grants the NCCA the first o-tion to -)blish the co/-leted /an)scri-t The NCCA will have the right to -rod)ce or a)thorize to be -rod)ced, for staging, telecasting, broadcasting, or cine/a or other for/s of e8hibition fro/ ti/e to ti/e any o)t-)t of the winning /an)scri-ts The NCCA will also be allowed to incl)de the co/-leted /an)scri-ts in the NCCA Website The first o-tion to -)blish of the NCCA e8-ires one year after co/-letion of the writing -ro5ect *t is )nderstood that the entry s)b/itted '$& not ) n &*)m%tt ! to $n+ ot' # $($#! )o!+ o# '$& not # " %. ! $n+ p#%/ $n! %& not $ "ompl t ! m$n*&"#%pt )*t $ (o#0 %n p#o1# && Any violation of the g)idelines shall /ean withdrawal of the -rize and any a/o)nt -aid to the winner shall be ret)rned to the NCCA The award then will be transferred to the -erson who garnered the second highest votes d)ring the ,creening of the /aterials

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