Calling all aspiring and established playwrights

10 X 10 X 10 BOOK LAUNCH: (from left) Rene O. Villanueva, Ned Trespeces, Nicolas Pichay, Layeta P. Bucoy, Alfonso I. Dacanay, Liza C. Magtoto, Vincent A. de Jesus and Rody Vera stand on stage after taking a bow during the soft launching of 10 X 10 X 10 at the Conspiracy Café.


The Writers Bloc, an independent group of playwrights, is holding regular reading sessions of new plays every other Sunday afternoon at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). This season opens on August 7, 2005 and shall continue until November.

Plays read and discussed during this period will be considered for presentation and/or publication in the Bloc's several activities such as The Virgin Labfest (in cooperation with CCP and the Tangahlang Pilipino), as well as independent publication initiatives of the group, like the ten-minute-play anthology 10 X 10 X 10: Sampung Tigsasampung Minutong Dula ng Sampung Mandudula.

The Bloc also offers playwriting workshops to interested parties and institutions.The regular sessions, however are free of charge. Interested individuals may also apply for membership to the Bloc.

For more inquiries, please contact: Rody Vera at rodyvera@yahoo.com, or call 551-0823. For more details on the group, please click on The Writers Bloc link in this blog.