UPV Literati

28/11/2025

YOU CAN STILL SUBMIT!

Submission of entries to the Leoncio P. Deriada Literary Prize (Student Category) is EXTENDED until December 15, 2025.

For 2025, the two (2) genres are Poetry and Drama.

There are two (2) divisions in each genre: regional languages (Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Aklanon) and other languages (Filipino, English).

For more information, kindly click this link: https://tinyurl.com/lpderiadalitprize-guidelines

01/11/2025

31/10/2025

🌙 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸! 🌙

For our first feature of the month, we proudly present 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣 — the 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 (𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆) recipient! 🎬✨

𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣 is a short film project by the 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟱𝟯 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 of AY 2024–2025. The story delves into the relationship between a father and son whose lives are deeply significant with each other. Bound by trauma and questions, the two must confront their deepest fears to finally accept their shared past in order to accept their reality.

This compelling film is produced by 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣. 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮, and 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 by a Literature alumna of UP Visayas and previous 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶 member 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝘆𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲. ❤️‍🔥

29/10/2025

SEE YOU LATER GUYS!! 🥰💜🤩

Sabi ni Bob Ong, "Makakapili ka ng lugar na uupuan mo, pero hindi mo mapipili ang taong uupo sa tabi mo… ganyan ang senaryo sa bus," at ganyan din tayo bukas sa 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 ng UPV Literati! 💜🌙

Feel free to dress how you want 👀 What's important is you're comfortable kumain ng free snacks! And don't forget to ✨ prepare and share ✨ your favorite poem! (or excerpt from your favorite literary text, or line from a movie!) 🫶

See you all tomorrow, babaylans! 🪷

𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 at 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮 in 𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗹𝗱𝗴. 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿

Pubmat by Amanda Tirador

28/10/2025

Sabi ni Bob Ong, "Makakapili ka ng lugar na uupuan mo, pero hindi mo mapipili ang taong uupo sa tabi mo… ganyan ang senaryo sa bus," at ganyan din tayo bukas sa 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 ng UPV Literati! 💜🌙

Feel free to dress how you want 👀 What's important is you're comfortable kumain ng free snacks! And don't forget to ✨ prepare and share ✨ your favorite poem! (or excerpt from your favorite literary text, or line from a movie!) 🫶

See you all tomorrow, babaylans! 🪷

𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 at 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮 in 𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗹𝗱𝗴. 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿

Pubmat by Amanda Tirador

28/10/2025

Join 𝓤𝓟𝓥 𝓛𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲 and be a part of a community that finds meaning in words and creative expressions. Here, stories are not just read but lived, felt, and transformed into art. 💜🌙

Don’t forget to register—scan the QR code now!

https://forms.gle/ZicVTEandY22SAMx6
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Kindly fill out the Google form because it’s your one-way ticket to the 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at 𝗥𝟮𝟬𝟮, 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿, 𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦. ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Join 𝓤𝓟𝓥 𝓛𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲 and be a part of a community that finds meaning in words and creative expressions. Here, stories are not just read but lived, felt, and transformed into art. 💜🌙

Don’t forget to register—scan the QR code now!

https://forms.gle/ZicVTEandY22SAMx6
https://forms.gle/ZicVTEandY22SAMx6
https://forms.gle/ZicVTEandY22SAMx6

Kindly fill out the Google form because it’s your one-way ticket to the 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at 𝗥𝟮𝟬𝟮, 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿, 𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

26/10/2025

24/10/2025

𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦. ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Join 𝓤𝓟𝓥 𝓛𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲 and be a part of a community that finds meaning in words and creative expressions. Here, stories are not just read but lived, felt, and transformed into art. 💜🌙

Don’t forget to register—scan the QR code now!

https://forms.gle/ZicVTEandY22SAMx6
https://forms.gle/ZicVTEandY22SAMx6
https://forms.gle/ZicVTEandY22SAMx6

Kindly fill out the Google form because it’s your one-way ticket to the 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at 𝗥𝟮𝟬𝟮, 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿, 𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

07/10/2025

Come visit us at UPV Literati booth tomorrow! 💜🌙

We'll be selling books 📚 stickers 💌 bookmarks 👀 and postcards 🎴

You may also enjoy our tarot card reading 🔮✨ and flash portrait services!! 🧑🏻‍🎨🖼️

See y'all! 🪷

🛺 SAKAY NA UPV! Joyride tayo patungong

✨ PAGHILIUSA: UP Visayas Organizations’ Fair 2025 ✨

Student organizations come together as one UPV for Paghiliusa (“to unite, to be one”), celebrating unity, creativity and campus life.

Now more than ever, Iskolars ng Bayan are called to stand together in pushing for greater budget for UP and the Education Sector and a truly pro-people UPV community.

📅 October 7–9, 2025
📍 Road 1, Dorm Area, UPV Miagao

This event is approved as an alternative class. ALTERNATIVE CLASS NOA: https://bit.ly/UPVOrgFairAlternativeClass

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