CANCER SURVIVOR TO TALK IN LITERARY EVENT

     Cancer survivor Jean Alejandro, now in Micronesia teaching Micronesians how to grow rice, will be attending the 5th TMIF-TMI Global International Iluko Literary Conference at the College of Teacher Education, Mariano Marcos State University on May 24-26, 2013. Jean, a personal friend, former Academic Affairs Dean of the Northern Christian College in Laoag,  will be delivering a lecture in feature writing. There is plan to insert in the program some "story-telling" about her cancer experience in the disease that afflicted her along with Lady Fele Mann, the Filipina civic leader in Darwin, Australia, whose cancer recurred after a 10-year hiatus. Incidentally, the Smiling Lady From Down Under, will lead writers from outside the Philippines who will be attending the 3-day event which will be held at the air-conditioned hall of  Center of Teaching Excellence of Mariano Marcos State University, Laoag campus.

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Reminders to participants in the Severino and Eufemia Lacar Iluko Poetry Contest: Deadline for submission. Francisco Lacar, himself a mannaniw, one of the scions of the Lacars now living in different countries, will fly from Australia to present the prizes of the winners. First Prize, P10,000; Second Prize. P7,000; Third Prize, P5,000; and three consolation prizes at P1,000 each.