Writer Tanya Sevilla Simon wins 31st Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition
The Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development is pleased to announce the results from its 31st Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition. Tanya Sevilla Simon won forty-five thousand pesos for her story Emong and the Ear.
Tanya Sevilla Simon currently teaches literature and art appreciation courses with the Department of Literature at De La Salle University - Manila. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from De La Salle University - Manila and was a fellow of the 1998 Silliman University National Summer Writers Workshop. From 2012 to 2018, Ms Sevilla was a contributing editor and columnist for the magazine Going Places by Manila Bulletin. She is the author of How Long Till September? (Adarna House) and a co-author of the three-part My Bayani children’s book series (Rex Bookstore).
Congratulations also go to Christopher Rosales for his story Sa Iisang Batya which was selected as a Finalist. A total of 87 entries, all based on the artwork by Edrick Daniel, were received for this competition.
CANVAS holds the Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition at least twice a year, open to Filipinos worldwide. The first and only of its kind, it invites writers to pen a children’s story inspired by a painting or sculpture by CANVAS’ chosen local Filipino artist.
That same artist will then bring the winning story to life through a series of around 20 new artworks. These are finally showcased in a major solo exhibition and used as illustrations for the ultimate offspring of this unique collaboration: a full-color children’s book which could reach public schools and communities in the Philippines under CANVAS’ One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children Campaign.
