Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Award

The Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Award announces that it is accepting entries to this year's food writing contest. The theme forAward 2008 is MERIENDA, the in-between meals taken mid-afternoon.

The essay must be in English, not less than 4,500 characters nor more than5,000 characters or 800 words, printed on two pages of bond paper, double-spaced.All entries must use a pen name. Accompany the essay with a separateenvelope containing the Author's Information Sheet revealing your
(1)name;
(2) pen name;
(3) residential address and telephone number;
(4)business address and telephone number, if you work;
(5) cell phone number.

Deadline for submission is August 31, 2008. Submit the printed entry together with a digital copy (Word file or rtf-rich text format on a CD) and the Author's Information Sheet to:

DOREEN GAMBOA FERNANDEZ FOOD WRITING AWARD 2008
Gastronomy Group, 14/F ELJ Communications Center
ABS-CBN Mother Ignacia cor.
Eugenio Lopez Jr. Ave.Quezon City 1103

For more information, e-mail dgfawards@yahoo.com.ph or call 412-8507. The first prize winner gets P10,000. The runner up gets P5,000.

Expect gift certificates as well from bookstores, publishing houses and restaurants. Announcement of winners will be in September 2008.

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