Call for entries: 32nd Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition

[Editor’s Note: This contest was already announced on 2 August 2021 via Facebook the old CANVAS website.]

The Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development (CANVAS) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting entries for the 32nd Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition.

Held at least twice a year, the Romeo Forbes Competition is the first and only of its kind, inviting writers to pen a children’s story inspired by a painting or sculpture by CANVAS’ chosen local Filipino artist. The artwork for this run is by Renee Avila, a painter “known for composing romantic images of classical figures.” *

Open to all Filipinos anywhere on the planet, the Romeo Forbes Competition will offer its winner a cash prize of PHP45,000 and a chance for their story to be published as a hardcover picture book.

The complete rules and conditions can be found via canvas.ph. Deadline is on 18 September 2021 (5:00 PM Manila time).

A non-profit that works with the creative community to promote literacy and explore national identity, CANVAS publishes its award-winning children's stories and donates their books to benefit children in public schools and poor communities throughout the Philippines. Its “One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children Campaign” promotes independent reading and creative thinking in Filipino children, while also exposing them to the best of contemporary Filipino art and literature.

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*Source: Two Artists, two Mother and Child artworks, Business Mirror