The Basics of Creative NonFiction: A Workshop with Wanggo Gallaga
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What are the event details?
What: The Basics of Creative NonFiction: A Workshop with Wanggo Gallaga
When: July 20, 2019 (Saturday), 1pm to 4pm
Where: The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Rada St., Legazpi Village, Makati City
Course Fee: P1,000
What is the workshop all about?
The Basics of Creative NonFiction focuses on the "creative" aspect of the form. Just because a written account is factual and true does not mean it can't be told in with the proper structure of drama or comedy. Nonfiction is far from boring
and this is where the modifier "creative" comes in. Because all stories, whether true or fictional, is always dependent on the telling.
The course will include the guidelines for creative nonfiction, helpful prompts, drafting tools, and then discuss basic structure of stories (fiction) and then basic structures of metaphors (poetry) and how to use these to liven up the creative nonfiction work.
Who should attend the event?
The course aims to guide beginners in the form (creative nonfiction) in adapting the literary styles and techniques from fiction and poetry to tell a true story. It will arm you with the tools needed to make your essay or memoir standout.
This workshop is perfect for --
- freelance writers
- creative writers
- bloggers
- university or college students who want to hone their writing skills
- employees and/or stay-at-home folks who have passion for writing
Participants should be at least 18 years old.
How much is the registration fee?
There is a P1,000 fee per person, which cover light snacks and a certificate of participation.
How can I reserve a seat?
Simply sign up through our online registration form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUafTftsksklcfofgZFRj5Bvt5DG56C_vqp2cjpmmC9ozDEg/viewform) to signify your interest and we’ll email you the details on how to confirm a slot.
Note: Those who have registered online have no guaranteed seats yet. Participants will get confirmed slots once they have settled the payment.
How can I pay for the event?
You may settle the course fee by making a deposit to our bank account or via Paypal. Details as follows:
Bank: BPI
Account name: Writer’s Block Creative Enterprises Co.
Account number: Current account 1751 0828 82
Once you’ve made the deposit, please immediately notify us of your transaction by emailing us a copy of the deposit slip/screen cap so we can confirm your slot. Please include your complete name and contact details in the email.
You may also pay via Paypal. Just let us know so we can email you an invoice.
Is it acceptable to pay with a WBP gift certificate?
Yes, using a gift certificate is perfectly acceptable. If you have a P500 gift certificate, you may offset it from the full price. Just inform us how many gift certificates you would like to use, give us the gift certificate number, and surrender it during
the event registration.
Is the payment refundable?
Writer’s Block Creative Enterprises Co. does not allow refunds on event payments. Failure to claim the seat during the said event will be deemed as a forfeiture of workshop reservation. In the event of such cancellation, the said participant agrees that
any and all money paid to Writer’s Block Creative Enterprises Co. will be non-refundable.
Is there a deadline for signing up?
There is no deadline but please note that we will close the registration once all the slots have been filled up. Walk-in participants who will pay on the day itself will only be accommodated if there are still available slots.
Who is hosting the event?
It will be conducted by Writer’s Block Philippines, a duo of editors and communicators who have collectively had more than 20 years of experience in freelance lifestyle and corporate writing.
Ana P. Santos: reproductive health rights and women’s issues
Ana reinvented herself from banker to public health journalist. She took her 12 years of experience in advertising and financial marketing communications to launch a career as a freelance writer.
Ana started writing a sex column for a now defunct men’s magazine more as a hobby than anything else. When she re-discovered her love and passion for writing, she took the leap and left her post as Assistant Vice President of a financial institution into full-time writing.
Currently, Ana is the Philippine correspondent for Deutsche Welle (DW Germany) and a sexuality and gender columnist for Rappler. As the Pulitzer Center’s 2014 Persephone Miel Fellow, she traveled to Dubai and Paris and wrote about the Filipino migrant mothers who leave their children to take care of other people’s children. Through additional grants awarded by the Pulitzer Center, she covered migrant issues in Europe and the Middle East.
Ana has a regular column in Rappler while some of her full-length features have been published in the The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, Deutsche Welle – Germany and Foreign Policy.
Nikka Sarthou-Lainez: lifestyle
With the belief that writing can take you places and traveling can inspire you to write, Nikka pursued a career as a lifestyle journalist. Her work has taken her to her dream destinations, which she has written about, and which have been immortalized in
various print and online publications.
Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Arts from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, she got her feet wet in the local publishing industry before becoming a full-time freelance writer. Since then, she has written several features for asianTraveler, Travelife, Spark, Celebrity Mom, Business World, Highlife, Mango, Metro, Metro Society, ClicktheCity.com, Spot.ph, Herword.com, Homegrown.ph, GMA News Online, Philippine Tatler, Rappler, and WayToGo powered by Smile magazine.
Nikka has also been published in Filipino publications abroad such as Filipino Star News in Michigan, Hawaii Filipino Chronicle, and Dubai-based magazine Illustrado. With her work, she was able to interact with movie celebrities, former ambassadors, inspiring entrepreneurs, and other interesting personalities. Aside from meeting and interviewing different characters, she particularly enjoys writing about travel, food, and other lifestyle-related features.
In 2012, she was chosen as one of the five Asian representatives for Moleskine’s Modern Nomads and was included in its exhibition of travel writers’ kits where some of her travel paraphernalia were shown on display. She was the only featured travel writer from the Philippines, the others were from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia.
She was formerly a Contributing Editor in Smile, the in-flight magazine of Cebu Pacific Air.
She never takes off her writer’s hat even when on vacation since she believes that anything can be turned into a story. View Nikka’s portfolio at www.nikkasarthou.com.
Featured speaker: Wanggo Gallaga
Wanggo Gallaga is a poet, filmmaker, and faculty of the Film Department in De La Salle -- College of St Benilde. He has been writing professionally since he was 14 years old and has written for magazines, newspapers, online publications, advertising, events,
television, and film. His fiction, essays, and poetry have been published locally and internationally. He reviews film and theater productions at ClickTheCity and he has written three full-length films including Sonata (2013) where he was nominated for Best
Screenplay at the ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards (2015).
Who do I contact for more information?
You can call us through this number (0917) 397.9927 or email [email protected]. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WritersBlockPHL
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Our story started in 2009, when writers–Ana P. Santos and Nikka Sarthou-Lainez–met at a professional blogging and Internet marketing class and realized that freelance writers had many unique needs that the current landscape was not able to address.
Where do we go to find clients? How do we deal with pricing and competition? Pitching and editors? How can we build a sustainable career as a creative entrepreneur?
While school had taught us the basics of looking for story ideas, drafting news and features, and dealing with the technical realities of our craft, there were many things that we had learned only along the way–things that we felt other writers also needed to know about if they were going to pursue writing as a career.
Our passions and purpose
It is from this desire to share our knowledge and further professionalize the standards of our craft that Writer’s Block Philippines was born.
At Writer’s Block Philippines, we are passionate about words, and even more passionate about the idea that we could make a life (not just a living) doing what we love most.
Nikka had long left the corporate world to combine her two loves–travel and writing; Ana left a lucrative career in banking–foregoing the vice presidency and the designated parking space–to pursue her passion for reporting on women and gender issues and sexual health rights. ...
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