Claiming Your Filipino Writing Voice
A WordFellow Shop on Creative Writing: Tulak-Sulat
The WordFellow Shop-1 at a Glance
Discover and nurture your Filipino writing voice through a guided five-day creative writing workshop. Write with clarity and conviction, explore the language, and practice storytelling that feels natural and true. Learn how to use humor, sensory details, and familiar cultural moments to shape a vivid and engaging kuwentong Pinoy.
GET SET,
WRITE!
WordFellow Shop-1 Involves
Creative writing exercises in real time, Peer critique sessions, Writing reflections and devotions, Close reading and discussion of Philippine literature.
Day 1 – Anchoring Your Voice (3 hrs)
Exploring personal and cultural identity. Activity 1: “My Filipino Lens”. Share a short anecdote, image, or object representing your heritage. Activity 2: Write from Conviction, Identify an issue or belief and write a short story or scene. Activity 3: Draft a paragraph conveying national, community, or personal struggle and joy. Reflective journaling
Day 2 – Language in Storytelling (3 hrs)
Writing in the Heart Language – Write in your mother tongue or Taglish/vernacular. Activity 4: Writing as We Tell It – Recreate an anecdote aloud with humor and relational dialogue. Activity 5: Humor in Hardship – Add subtle humor or irony to previously drafted scenes.
Day 3 – Texture & Atmosphere (3 hrs)
Writing with All Your Senses: Sense of Place, Food, and Quirks. Activity 6: Write a scene featuring uniquely Filipino food, rituals, or neighborhood quirks. Activity 7: Layer mood, longing, or nostalgia over the scene.
Day 4 – Writing Discipline & Peer Critique (3 hrs)
Activity 8: Writing using previous techniques. Activity 9: Group sharing focusing on voice, cultural specificity, emotional honesty, and atmosphere. Activity 10: Journaling insights from peer feedback.
Day 5 – Application in Reflection (3 hrs)
Close reading excerpts from Philippine literature. Sharing of Insights from close reading and study of Filipino author. Culminating Showcase: Selected excerpts
Claiming Your Filipino Writing Voice
What is the WordFellow Shop 1?
A five-day workshop designed to help you practice writing with confidence and conviction. Train your attention to language, place, discipline, critique, and reflection. In beginning to write, you will learn the foundations of creative writing as you shape your kuwentong Pinoy into stories that resonate with a wider audience.
Who are the WordFellows in charge of WFS-1
The WordFellow Shop is facilitated by Ninang J at WordHouse, along with professional facilitators from the creative writing field. You can download the profile of the WordFellow Master Facilitator once you confirm your enrollment.
What is your take-away from this WFS-1?
Develop a strong writing voice that captures Filipino habits, norms, traditions, and values in everyday life. Gain practice in writing scenes with focused observation and recording them with intention.
When is the WordFellows Shop?
Dates & Times: Third Quarter, 2026. See the follow-up email for the final venue once your participation is confirmed.
Who Can Enroll in the WFS-1?
Anyone who wants to tell a kuwentong Pinoy, whether for inspiration, devotion, or testimony, and who seeks to bear witness to what it means to be Filipino, both at home and in the wider world, with a belief in God and a desire to express meaning and value in storytelling about home and identity.
What to download for the WFS-1?
Download the WordShop Module, Activity Prompts, Lecture Handouts, Pre-writing Plan, Post-writing Plan, and WordFellow Nook Videos. These resources are available immediately upon enrollment and confirmation of your participation in the workshop
More questions? Let us know.
