Monday, October 3, 2016

Likhaan Journal Boasts New and Recognized Names for its 10th Issue

Likhaan Journal, the flagship literary journal published annually by Likhaan: The UP Institute of Creative Writing, is pleased to announce that it has accepted 20 new works for its 10th volume. These are:

Short Story
Richard Cornelio Calayeg, “Zoetrope”
Israfel Fagela, “Creek”
Ana Margarita R. Nunez, “White”
Jenette Ethel N. Vizcocho, “Wash and Wear”

Poetry
Rodrigo Dela Peña, Jr., “Manifest and other poems”
Paul Maravillas Jerusalem, “Arborescence”
Jose Luis Pablo, “Elemental and other poems”

Essay
Ronnie E. Baticulon, “How a Brain Surgeon Learned How to Ride a Bike”
Thomas Chavez, “Homoeroticism as the Poetry of the In-Between: The Self-Translations of Nicolas Pichay”
Jan Kevin Rivera, “Shoes from My Father”

Maikling Kwento
Arbeen Acuna, “Babala sa Balang Araw”
Rogelio Braga, “Kabanalan sa Panahon ng Digmâ”
Perry C. Mangilaya, “Ahas”
Chuckberry J. Pascual, “Ang Mga Nawawalang Mukha”

Tula
Buboy Aguay, “Pitong Tula sa Filipino”
Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo, “Kinalas mo na pala ang galeon”
Mark Angeles, “Di Lang Lalang”
Allan Popa, “Estranghero at Iba Pang Mga Tula”

Sanaysay
Christopher Rosales, “Pugon na de-Gulong”
J. Dennis C. Teodosio, “Salvacion”

Celebrating 10 years of launching new visions of Philippine literature, this year’s journal boasts the best and the brightest of the year’s writers. The Philippines' leading literary peer-reviewed journal, the Likhaan Journal is published annually with funding from the University of the Philippines. It features the best of new and unpublished Philippine writing in English and Filipino. Submissions to the journal undergo a strict pre-screening and blind refereeing process by both the editors and a panel of referees composed of eminent writers and critics from within and outside UP.

UP Press director, award-winning writer and critic J. Neil C. Garcia will be the issue editor for Likhaan Journal 10, while award-winning writer and ICW associate Charlson Ong will serve as associate editor for the issue. The journal will be launched during the annual UP Writers’ Night, which is celebrated during the first week of December.


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