"3 in 1" LACAR POETRY CONTEST

For those submitting entries to the Lacar Poetry Contest:

1. Three (3) poems of 21 lines each are needed to qualify for a prize. Meaning, three poems comprise  one entry--the writer can only submit one entry.

The Ilokano Pagablan on display at the Museum of Traditional Arts in Tabacalera in Laoag City

2. For each poem submitted, please mark in the manuscript: for Lacar Poetry Contest/para iti Lacar Poetry Contest. Also, the writer's true name, address and contact number  should appear in the manuscript.
3. The writer may submit a set of 3 poems or a poem one at a time until the set is completed.
4. Or the writer can submit a long poem of at least 63 lines.
5. Only original and unpublished entries are accepted.
6. The writer can chose any theme but poems must reflect Ilokano culture and norms.

Prizes: P10,000, first prize; P7,000, second prize; P5,000, third prize; and 3 consolation prizes at P1,000 each.

Send entries to franklin_macugay@yahoo. com and andrewlab2011@hotmail. com. For the hard copies, send them to to Peter La. Julian, 23 National Road, Oscariz, Ramon, Isabela; and Franklin P. Macugay, Cabatuan Municipal Hall, Cabatuan, Isabela

5. Feb. 2013 is the deadline for submission of entries