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Have you written your story yet?
Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos reminds its students, alumni, faculty and staff to submit their “Istorya sa Sto. Tomas.”
As the whole community is presently on quarantine, make your stay-at-home routine include writing anecdote or memories from your time as a Thomasian. Your work may be submitted on or before March 31, 2020 through email at [email protected].
Stories about friends gathering under the mango tree, group study sessions at the Circle K, crush hunting at the canteen, inspiring tales of triumph while training as a CST-R Golden Eagle are all
welcome.
CST-R is aiming to collect 80 inspiring, warm-hearted, funny and nostalgic creative nonfiction pieces in celebration of the school’s Ruby Anniversary starting April 19, 2020. The collection will be published in an exclusive anthology and on cstr.edu.ph.
The “Eight Best Stories” will become part of the exhibit for the Alumni Homecoming on October 2020.
So, what are your, Thomasians, waiting for? Turn that computer on to MSWord or get that beloved pen and journal and begin writing your “Istorya sa Sto. Tomas.”
Please read full guidelines below.
80 ka Mga Istorya sa Sto. Tomas GUIDELINES
A.1. In celebration of CST-R’s 80th Founding Anniversary, the institution aims to collect at least 80 anecdotes, creative nonfiction pieces or recollections of life and studies at CST-R from its alumni.
A.2. Collected works will be compiled in an exclusive anthology titled “Mga Istorya sa Sto. Tomas.” For the “80 Years in 80 Days” online campaign, one story will be published at www.cstr.edu.ph everyday during the 80-day countdown to the Founding Anniversary on April 19, 2020.
A.3. The “eight best” works will be printed in a tarpaulin and displayed in a gallery at the lobby of the school for the Alumni Homecoming season in October 2020. These selected stories will also be posted on the school’s official website (in a separate feature aside for “80 Days”) and Facebook pages.
A.4. Stories are preferably in the Creative Nonfiction genre and may be written in memoir style. Comical or dramatic tones are allowed. Characters must remain anonymous or must be given aliases to protect
privacy.
A.5. Submitted works must be at least 500 words but not more than 1,200 words (based on Microsoft word counter). Format your documents in a letter sized MS Word document, font style Times New Roman, font size 12, double spaced, normal margins, in black letters.
A.6. Provide a title and a byline to your story.
A.7. Only soft copies sent via e-mail are accepted. E-mail your
entries to [email protected].
A.8. Deadline of submission will be on March 31, 2020.
A.9. CST-R will then reserve the rights for the submitted works.
