Two Xavier University alumni and a current Computer Studies student have been chosen to participate in two prestigious national writers workshops this month.

Al Gerard de la Cruz, BS Development Communication major in Development Journalism class of 2009, and Eric John Villena, AB Sociology-Anthropology class of 2011, have been selected for the 11th Ateneo National Writers Workshop on May 21-25 at the Ateneo de Manila University sponsored by the Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices. De la Cruz and Villena will be participating in the English Short Story category.

Meanwhile, second year BS Information Systems student, Kristen Anne Senajon, will be joining the National Commission for Culture and the Arts 19th Iligan National Writers Workshop on May 14-18 at the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology and Elena Tower Inn in Iligan City. Senajon, who is also an actor of The Xavier Stage, XU’s very own theater company, was chosen out of 106 applicants to partake in the Sebuano Play category.

As fellows, de la Cruz, Villena and Senajon will have the opportunity to learn from the wisdom of top writers, poets and playwrights in the country, such as Palanca awardees Alexis Abola, Mikael de Lara Co, Kristian Cordero, Merlie M Alunan, Antonio R Enriquez, Leoncio P Deriada, and Steven PC Fernandez, among others, as panelists.




Kristen Anne Senajon, BSIS -2;  Al Gerard de la Cruz, BS DevCom '09; and Eric John Villena, AB Socio-Anthro '11