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Thursday, June 29, 2017
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ILOILO City – The Peter Solis Nery Foundation announced this year’s two categories for the annual Peter’s Prize. They are for Painting and Poetry inspired by the 1998 Palanca award-winning Hiligaynon story Lirio.
Acclaimed Ilonggo writer and filmmaker Peter Solis Nery, author of both Lirio and the Peter’s Prize, made available on his website, www.petersolisnery.com, the English translation and Hiligaynon original of his first story to win a Palanca gold medal.
“Lirio’s win will be 20 years old next year, but do you know the story? I wanted to boost the story’s popularity with these contests because Lirio is an achievement in Hiligaynon literature and we don’t celebrate it as we should,” explained Nery, also a Panay News columnist.
“Do you know that Lirio is the most accomplished story of magic realism in contemporary Hiligaynon history? It is a literary treasure, and it is just starting to be used in high school textbooks. We also need to celebrate that,” Nery added.
For the 2017 Peter’s Prize contests, both the painting entry, and the poetry collection requirement must be based on the scenes and characters from Lirio, a story of a deaf-mute who turned into a flower.
The painting contest is for open medium, with a minimum size of 2 ft x 3 ft Deadline is Aug. 20. One winner of P10,000 will be chosen, but all accepted entries will be exhibited for public viewing and sale.
The poetry contest is for a collection of 10 poems in Hiligaynon (at least 80 percent Hiligaynon, if combined with other languages), open style and form. Only email submissions to 500tinaga@gmail.com (cc: psnfoundation@gmail.com) will be entertained. Deadline is July 31, midnight. P5,000; P3,000; and P2,000 will be awarded to first, second, and third prizes, respectively.
Winners will be awarded on Sept. 5 in Iloilo City. For contest details visit www.petersolisnery.com./PN
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