THREE competitive categories are open for the 11th year running of the Peter’s Prize: the chapbook of pandemic literature, the three-minute silent film, and love poetry in Hiligaynon.
Established by The Peter Solis Nery Foundation to generate new works in Hiligaynon literature (and first awarded in 2013), the prize has since then expanded to visual arts (starting 2017), film (starting 2019), and other art forms.
Beginning 2014, the Special Peter’s Prize has also been awarded to remarkable achievement (often resembling a lifetime achievement) in literary scholarship, criticism, cultural dissemination, and translation.
By the end of its first decade, 32 Peter’s Prize medallions have been awarded to individuals who have either won first prize in the competitions or had shown considerable contribution to the growth of Hiligaynon literature, Ilonggo art, and Filipino culture.
For the third time in the history of the prize, this year’s film contest has an open theme. The poetry contest harks back to the first competitive category (from way back in 2013).
In rationalizing the relevance of pandemic writing, this is my thought as creator of the Peter’s Prize: “That while we have adjusted as if the pandemic is over, we haven’t really stopped to process our chaotic experiences of it. This year might be the good time to really reflect and write about COVID-19.”
Deadline for all three contests of the 2023 Peter’s Prize is May 31./PN
