Tulaan sa Tren Poetry Writing Contest
The National Book Development Board (NBDB), Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), Vibal Foundation, and Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP) are giving aspiring poets a chance to have their poems posted in LRT trains as part of the Tulaan sa Tren readership promotion campaign. Rules and guidelines: 1. The contest is open from 22 June 2009 until 22 July 2009 to all Filipino citizens of all ages. 2. The NBDB will accept original, unpublished poems with the theme Journeys/Paglalakbay. Entries may be in English, Filipino, or any of the regional languages (with English or Tagalog translation if written in a regional language) and should be up to 200 words long. Only one (1) poem per author will be accepted. 3. The Board of Judges will select three (3) winners each for the English and Filipino categories. For each category, the Grand Prize winner will receive P5,000.00, second prize winner will receive P3,000.00, and third prize winner will receive P2,000.00. Winning entries...