Creative Writing
Visual Art
About the Folio
Dito sa UP Law: Many Voices, One Community is UP Law’s first ever literary folio retrospective of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing inspiration from various multicultural literary folios published by international academic institutions, this online publication aims to capture the diverse experiences of the UP Law Community in the most challenging period in recent history, expressed in literary and visual art forms. Apart from humanizing the harshness of academic life, the publication will also reflect a different color to the public’s perception of the life of the students, faculty and admin staff of the UP College of Law by providing a platform for creative talents that are usually glossed over as unrelated to academic endeavors.
Please read the latest memos from the Office of the Dean:
16 April 2021 – Updated Memo of Dean Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II
19 March 2021 – Memo of Dean Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II
22 January 2021 – Memo of Dean Fides Cordero Tan
Eligibility & Guidelines
1. Literary Folio Theme: “After the Lockdown: Braving New Paths”
or “Matapos ang Lockdown: Panibagong Pagsulong”
2. Only the following are qualified to submit entries to the folio/ competition: students, faculty, REPS, and admin staff of the UP Law Complex. Alumni are excluded.
3. The folio will be a competition in the following categories:
A. Creative Writing
- essay, blog, prose, freestyle prose – English
- essay, blog, prose, freestyle prose – Filipino
- poetry – English
- poetry – Filipino
- short story, fiction, flash fiction, creative non-fiction – English
- short story, fiction, flash fiction, creative non-fiction – Filipino
B. Visual Art
- painting/sketch/drawing without use of photography or digital graphic design
- photography or computer graphic art or a combination of any 2D visual art
Note: Animations, sounds, videos, performances, and all creative works that cannot be reproduced in printed form are excluded.
C. Special Category for NON-ACADEMIC STAFF
- All entries (creative writing or visual art works) submitted by NON-ACADEMIC STAFF will be grouped and judged in this special category. (This special category is sponsored by UP Law Class ‘82).
4. Competition rules:
- All entries must be original creations and should not have been published before in any traditional or social media publication.
- Entries must be submitted on or before 19 May 2021 (extended deadline) via this online form: https://law.upd.edu.ph/up-law-folio-2021/.Each successful submission must display a confirmation:
- Entrants to the visual art category may be required to submit the physical work upon notice.
- Copyright to all winning entries jointly belong to the UP Law Complex and the authors/artists.
- Any individual or group (co-authors or collaborators) may submit a maximum of two (2) entries only to the competition, i.e., two (2) literary works only; OR, two (2) visual works only; OR, one (1) literary work and one (1) visual work.
- Please complete and submit the form for each entry.
5. Formats:
- for creative writing: limited to 3,000 words maximum per entry
- for visual art: in 300 DPI minimum image resolution
6. UP Law will screen all entries before including them in the Preview of Submissions below.
7. UP Law enforces a strict policy against plagiarism and copyright infringement. Plagiarized works submitted shall be immediately or retroactively disqualified.
8. Deadline: All entries must be received online by the extended deadline, 19 May 2021 (Wednesday), 11:59 pm. Please use the entry submission form below.
Special Jury Awards
WINNERS: Five (5) finalists per category shall be chosen after the extended deadline. One winner among the finalists will also be recognized. Each will be awarded cash prizes as follows:
- Prizes: First place per category — P20,000.00
________Runner-up per category —P10,000.00
- Prizes for Special Category:
________First place — P40,0000.00
________Runners-up (x2) — P30,000.00
The panel of judges will also have the prerogative of not awarding a winner in specific category/ies.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF JUDGES: We are proud to announce the six (6) judges who will be selecting winners for the UP Law Literary Folio. The panel is led by experts in media, literary, and visual practice from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, and includes representatives of the UP Law community.
- Dr. Jose Y. Dalisay Jr., Professor, English and Creative Writing; Former Director, UP Institute of Creative Writing
- Atty. Alden Q. Lauzon, Associate Dean for Administration, College of Arts and Letters; Assistant Professor, Department of Art Studies
- Atty. Nicolas B. Pichay, Director of the Legislative Research Service, Senate of the Philippines; Board Member, Philippine Center for International PEN (Poets, Essayists & Novelists)
- Dean Rolando B. Tolentino, Professor, University of the Philippines Film Institute; Director, University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing; Former Dean, College of Mass Communication
- Atty. Rizalde F. Laudencia, Representative of UP Law Class ‘82
- Atty. Fina dela Cuesta Tantuico, UP Law Special Assistant to the Dean for Alumni Affairs
UP Law will publish the winning works and finalist entries. For any related inquiries or requests, please email ipd_law.upd@up.edu.ph, with the Subject: UP Law Literary Folio 2021
Online Folio
Written and visual works submitted shall immediately be viewable on the UP College of Law website after moderation by the IPD. Judging of entries shall be entirely conducted online. Click here to view entries.
Note: Please use a desktop or tablet to submit your entry.
We cannot receive entries from your mobile phone to avoid formatting issues. Feel free to use a desktop computer or a tablet device to submit your work/s. Thank you very much.
Online Submission
Submissions of entries are now closed. Thank you for participating!
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