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(born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher, and former television and
radio show host.[1] She is known for her sharp and witty writing style. Her most
popular books are the Twisted series, [2] [3] a collection of her essays as a columnist
for the newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today), as well as from her time as
editor and publisher of the magazine Flip. [2] She currently writes a weekly column
for InterAksyon irony..com, the online news portal of TV5. She resides in
Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She also managed
the Eraserheads during the 1990s.
Her work often are about current events (both Philippine and international), tennis,
movies, music, cats, books, technology, and her personal life. Her work has been
the subject of academic study. The main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism
and
For being a rotten teacher, she is doomed to write "I was an incompetent teacher
who ruined the lives of my students" 100 times on the blackboard, and then erase
everything and start all over again. For all eternity. With no bathroom breaks.
The class bully who tormented you in high school. High school was a preview of Hell,
due largely to the sadistic tendencies of your personal demon, (PUT NAME HERE).
He put gum in your hair, pulled your chair out from under you, called you names,
vandalized your locker, and drew funny pictures of you on the blackboard. And
being a real bully, he infected everyone around him so you had to deal with a school
full of bullies making fun of you. Why he picked on you in particular, you have no
idea. Maybe he secretly liked you (EEUWW, GROSS) or he was miserable at home or
his parents beat the crap out of him.
Paul B. Zafaralla
Born on June 22, 1983 in Upon, Pinili, Ilocos Norte. He is a multilingual writer (Iluko,
English, Filipino) on Ilocano and Philippine culture and the arts for the past 51 years.
His outlets are Bannawag, Rima, Iluko anthologies, lectures, English broadsheets,
popular and professional magazines, journals, and classrooms. He enjoys regional,
national and international recognitions for his incisive and scholarly critiques. The
Association of the Philippines gave him a special cognition for his body of published
works in 1971. This was followed by numerous official participation in national and
ASEAN congresses on arts and aesthetics, in many of which as a paper reader. At
the University of the Philippines where he received his degrees (BFA, MAED, Ph. D in
Communication), his body of published works had been duly recognized. The Manila
Critics Circle awarded him the 2004 National Book Award for Rice in the Seven Arts,
Sept. 4, 2005. Pinili-Metro Manila Residents Associations, Inc., awarded him the Don
Ignacio Lafrades Award for Distinguished Achievement, December 9, 2006. Dr.
Zafaralla is a member of GUMIL Filipinas; PEN International; Phi Kappa Phi
International Honor Society; and Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in the
Social Sciences.
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individuals who work tirelessly for the future-oriented environmental conservation of
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Mark Anthony Cayanan
was raised in Angeles City, Philippines. He has an MFA in Creative Writing at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teacher at the Ateneo de Manila University.
The story ends on the wistful note that the next harvest will be bountiful, and
Elenas womb will soon be heavy with their first child. This is typical of the stories of
Gonzales: although critical of bad governance and capitalism in a subtle way, they
always end in hope.
Galileo S. Zafra was born on October 15, 1968 in the city of
Manila. He has a Doctorate in Philippine Literature. He is a Full
Professor in the University of the Philippines Diliman
Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikang Pilipino from which he
graduated summa cum laude. Among his many awards and
grants are Pinakamahusay na Nailathalang Pananaliksik and
Gintong Aklat Award for Balagtasan: Kasaysayan at Antolohiya,
UP Gawad Tsanselor, as well as various grants from prestigious
organizations.
He is a member of the Young Critics Circle. He also works as a
translator and editor. Zafra is currently based in Japan.
Jessica Zafra was born and raised in Manila. She attended St.
Theresas College, Q.C., School, and the University of the
Philippines, where she majored in Comparative Literature. Jessica
is a three-time Palanca Award winner. Her first collection of short
stories, Manananggal Terrorizes Manila, was published by Anvil in
1992. She has also hosted tv and radio shows.
She is the author of the "Twisted" books, The Word Eaters and
500 People You Meet In Hell.
Project
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21 Century
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Literature
Submitted by:
DANICA BIERSO
Submitted to:
Theme:
Respect and accept one's life.
One may have to sacrifice
small part of ones life in order to
be happy.
Dion Michael Fernandez
Born in 1980 and raised almost all his life in Baguio City, Dion Michael Fernandez has both
a Bachelor's Degree in English and Literature and a Master's Degree in Language
Education at Saint Louis University, where he was recognized as "Maker of Myths" in the
Mandala Literary Society. Heavily armed and equipped with a vested, almost obsessive,
interest in world mythology, ancient cultures and urban folklore, his literary style reflects
an eccentric combination of fact, fantasy, Gothicism and cosmopolitan modernism; in fact,
a number of his works contain subliminal messages. Three of Dion's stories based on fact
have been published in Stories of the Moon , an anthology written by Tony Perez, author of
the Cubaoseries of books by Anvil Publishing. Dion also became a regular columnist at
Skyland News, a local weekly, writing on topics relating to urban folklore and spirituality.
Additionally, he is the sole author of the Baguio Heritage Petition, a long-term initiative
that seeks to preserve Baguio City's remaining environmental and architectural heritage
sites. Currently he helps manage and contributes to Ravenloft: the Fraternity of Shadows,
an international Gothic literary and game community, where he is known as "Lurker
Maximus."
The feeling
transforms to one of
warmth and
acceptance. I remain in
a relaxed, meditative
state. Thoughts start
flashing in my mind.
They are thoughts that
are not my own.
--from A Family of Spirits
Mark Anthony Cayanan
was raised in Angeles City, Philippines. He has an MFA in Creative Writing at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teacher at the Ateneo de Manila University.
Theme:
Respect and accept one's life.
One may have to sacrifice
small part of ones life in order to
be happy.
Over beer one night, Rio Alma talked about the famous Filipino poet. It was not
just idle conversation between two weary souls; Rio was convincing me to write an
article about Corazon de Jesus from the memories of his wife, Asuncion Lacdan,
who was then still alive. When I got hooked on the story, I spent one afternoon with
the genial widow amidst her memorabilia of the man whom, fifty years after his
death, she talked about as if he was still around.
Aling Sion had many stories. Her husbands grand betrayal of her, when he ran off
to Hongkong with a woman he called Bituin, she left for last. It had been almost
six decades since it happened, yet Aling Sion narrated the details with so much
passion, I could actually feel her pain. Finally, when she was done and exhausted,
and I was struggling with my tears, she very gently asked, I was told that you are
related to Bituin. How has she been?
Joel M. Toledo
from Silang, Cavite. He holds a Masters degree in English Studies (Poetry)
from the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he likewise finished
two undergraduate degrees (Journalism and Creative Writing). He has
authored three books of poetry Chiaroscuro (UST Press, 2008), The Long
Lost Startle (UP Press, 2009), and Ruins and Reconstructions (Anvil
Publishing, 2011).Chiaroscuro was a finalist for the 2008 National Book
Awards. Toledo was the recipient of the 2006 NCCA Literary Prize, and has
won several literary awards for his poetry in English, including two Don
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, ThePhilippines Free Press Literary
Award, The Meritage Press Poetry Prize in San Francisco, USA, and the
Bridport Prize for Poetry in Dorset, United Kingdom. He was a recipient of
the Rockefeller Foundation Creative Arts Residency at the Bellagio Center
in Italy in March 2011 and was the Philippine representative for the 2011
International Writers Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa, USA. Toledo
is the current Literary Editor of the Philippines Free Press. He teaches
Literature at Miriam College.
Chiaroscuro is about moving from the darkness
of his home to the bright lights of Manila. At
the age of sixteen Joel was accepted into the
University of the Philippines and took a degree
in Journalism and English, which he followed
with a Masters degree in Creative Writing
(Poetry). He worked as a music reviewer for
the Manila Times and currently teaches
Charlson L. Ong
resident fellow of the Institute of Creative Writing and fictionist/scriptwriter/singer
extraordinaire, was born on July 6, 1960. He obtained an A.B. in Psychology from the University
of the Philippines in 1977, and currently teaches literature and creative writing under UP's
Department of English and Comparative Literature. He has joined several writers' workshops
here and abroad, and has acquired numerous grants and awards for his fiction, including the
Palanca, Free Press, Graphic, Asiaweek, National Book Award, and the Dr. Jose P. Rizal Award
for Excellence. His novel, Embarrassment of Riches published by UP Press in 2002, won the
Centennial Literary Prize. In addition to this, Ong has served as co-editor of the Likhaan Book
of Poetry and Fiction. His short stories range from parodies of well-loved Filipino texts to
insightful treatments of Chinese-Filipino culture. These have been collected into Men of the East
and Other Stories (1990 and 1999), Woman of Am-Kaw and Other Stories(1993), Conversion and Other
Fictions (1996), Banyaga: A Song of War(2007, Anvil) and Blue Angel, White Shadow (2010, UST). He
is a bachelor based in Mandaluyong City.
Santiago Villafania
a bilingual Filipino poet who writes in English and in his native language of Pangasinan.[1]
[2]
Born in Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan on 31 January 1971, Villafania graduated with a
degree of Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Pangasinan in 1991. He is a member
of the Philippine PEN and currently a commissioner for the Pangasinan Historical and Cultural
Commission.
common beliefs of the people against the urban legends, juxtaposes the literary tradition against
the modern influences by dialectically infusing them in his poetic revelation of truth. Danny
C. Sillada, from Poetic Revelation in Language and Culture surrealist painter, poet, philosopher,
Michael Obenieta
writes poetry and prose in both Cebuano and English. In addition to having
been a fellow for English poetry in the Dumaguete, UP and Iligan workshops,
Myke has published at least 100 poems as well as feature articles in various
international, national and local anthologies and magazines, including the
Free Press, Graphic, Panorama, Inquirer, Home Life, Bisaya, Write.Hop: New
Writers Speak Up and Mantala (National Commission for Culture and the
Arts), Likhaan Best in Philippine Poetry and Fiction 1996 and 1997 (UP
Press), Caracoa: Heroes and History Centennial Issue (Philippine Literary Arts
Council), In Search of Heroes (Filipino Foundation, Inc.), The Poem and the
World (Washington Press) and The Best of Youngblood (Anvil Publishing).
Iring-iring sa tingbitay sa iro, means love but not quite love or flirting
without the sexual connotation during hard times.
Former colleague and cubicle mate in Sun.Star Cebu Januar Yap will also be
launching his book, Ang Aktibistang Gi-syphilis. The two books are published
under the new authors series of the National Commission for the Culture and
the Arts.
(Updated) For those e-mailing about details of the books, you can buy it at
the launch in Kahayag cafe. The price of the books is P80 each. For more on
where you can buy it, you can leave a message at Myke Obenietas blog.
VOLTAIRE OYZON
an MA in English from Leyte Normal University, where he teaches Philosophy,
Ethics, Sociology and Economics. He has been a writing fellow at the Visayas,
Faigao, Iligan, and UP writing workshops. He has published a poetry
collection in Waray (with English translation), An maupay ha mga Waray
(NCCA 2008).
He is also a creative writer. His poems and essays have appeared in various literary
publications most prominently in Dagmay, the online literary journal of the Davao
Writers Guild. His piece "The Bangkok Masseur" won third prize in the English Essay
category in the 65th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.
My companions simply wanted see how Bangkok would dissolve in its wet
and wild carnivalesque of a basin on a Songkran weekend. I shared their
excitement too, but there was an equally important goal for this trip. When
the story is not finished, return to the place.
Janet B. Villa
a Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo School of Law in 1991 and an AB Economics degree
from the UP School of Economics. She practiced law for 9 years before she joined the
National Writers' Workshop in May 2001 in Dumaguete and immediately enrolled that
June at UP Diliman for an MA in CW. Her first published story "Undercurrents" won the
NVM Grand Prize in 2003. Her second published story "Closopen" won the NVM Grand
Prize Special Prize in 2005.
"Undercurrents"
You start the day as morning breaks. Night person that he is, your husband protests at
your idiocyhavent you seen enough dolphins? Why start an excursion this early? He feels
safer in the light of stars long dead.
But not you. You glory in the budding colors, and you throw your arms to the sky, a child of
the sun, as the outrigger boat cuts through a school of dolphins playing around Balicasag
Island.
Did you put on sunblock? he calls out. Except on my back, you say. He clucks his tongue.
The sound is lost, whipped away by the wind. Sit, he beckons with a tube of sunblock.
Youve learned after three years that you gain little by arguing, so you submit to his
ministrations even when you know your wet suit will soon cover your back anyway.
His hands are as cold as the lotion, pressing against your flesh. You know he is frowning
from the way his fingers work against your skin, movements precise, rubbing away any
possible malady caused by the sun. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the
world, he says, I should know, Im in the medical business. No need to remind him that the
company he works for only manufactures specialty bandages and surgical dressings. Skin
cancer is not the only tragedy, you think; there are worse, slower deaths. You wonder if his
irritation is resurrected by the sight of your uneven skin tone. Frequent diving has
smudged your skin, your watch and swimsuit leaving patches of white. You had seen him
look at the lines drawn by the sun on your thighs and upper arms where your short wet suit
ends. Wear a dress with sleeves, he said when you were about to slip into a strapless gown
for his friends wedding.
There, he slaps your back, all done. Thanks, you say. He doesnt answer. Perhaps the noise
of the engine drowned your voice. A spray of water from the bow tickles your ankles, and
you reach down to the side of the boat, holding out your hand to the soft shower. The sea
is quiet. There are still two hours before you reach Apo Island. You can use the time to
talk, but when you turn to him, you find him stretched out on his back at the narrow bench.
And he doesnt catch your cry that you saw some flying fish, there, just a few feet away.
Paul B. Zafaralla
Born on June 22, 1983 in Upon, Pinili, Ilocos Norte. He is a multilingual writer (Iluko,
English, Filipino) on Ilocano and Philippine culture and the arts for the past 51 years. His
outlets are Bannawag, Rima, Iluko anthologies, lectures, English broadsheets, popular and
professional magazines, journals, and classrooms. He enjoys regional, national and
international recognitions for his incisive and scholarly critiques. The Association of the
Philippines gave him a special cognition for his body of published works in 1971. This was
followed by numerous official participation in national and ASEAN congresses on arts and
aesthetics, in many of which as a paper reader. At the University of the Philippines where
he received his degrees (BFA, MAED, Ph. D in Communication), his body of published works
had been duly recognized. The Manila Critics Circle awarded him the 2004 National Book
Award for Rice in the Seven Arts, Sept. 4, 2005. Pinili-Metro Manila Residents
Associations, Inc., awarded him the Don Ignacio Lafrades Award for Distinguished
Achievement, December 9, 2006. Dr. Zafaralla is a member of GUMIL Filipinas; PEN
International; Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society; and Pi Gamma Mu International
Honor Society in the Social Sciences.
This tome on Laguna de Bay brings the history, legend, and lore together with visions for
the future of this famous lake.
Fully illustrated with contributions from notable writers and researchers in the
Philippines, this book can serve as a reference tool as well as a bridge across the widening
distance between the Filipinos' historic past and the appreciation of future generations.
Published by Unilever. This book is dedicated to the various stakeholder groups and
individuals who work tirelessly for the future-oriented environmental conservation of
Laguna de Bay.
company of less than honest companions. Fletcher is still angry about how his previous
investigations were thwarted, so cannot resist getting involved. The past doesn't always go
away. Sometimes it catches up with you. Some people can't forget. They realise they need
to stop running and face their demons. And sometimes the desire to live no matter what is
stronger than anything else. Not wanting to live forever . . . but driven by an anger that
Danton R. Remoto
(born March 25, 1963) is a Filipino writer, essayist, reporter, editor, columnist, and
professor. Remoto was a first prize recipient at the ASEAN Letter-Writing Contest for
Young People. The award made Remoto a scholar at the Ateneo de Manila University in the
Philippines. As a professor, Remoto teaches English and Journalism at the Ateneo de
Manila University.[1] Remoto is the chairman emeritus of Ang Ladlad, a lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) political party in the Philippines. He will run as second
nominee of Movement of Women for Change and Reform (MELCHORA) party-list in the
2016 national elections.
Melchor F. Cichon
Head, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Library, U.P. in the Visayas. He was born in
Sta. Cruz, Lezo, Aklan and educated at the University of the Philippines where he obtained
his Certificate in Fisheries, Certificate in Governmental Management, Master in
Management, and Master in Library Science. He used to teach management courses at the
College of Management, U.P. in the Visayas, Iloilo City. He took his Bachelor of Science in
Education, major in Library Science and minor in English at the Manuel L. Quezon
University, Manila.
His works include Ham-at Madueom Ro Gabii (Bakit Madilim ang Gabi? ), 1999;Philippine
Oddities, Love Can Find a Way and Other Proverbs on Love; Haiku, Luwa and Other Poems
by Aklanons edited by Melchor F. Cichon, Edna Laurente Faral, and Losally R. Navarro . ,
2005.
EVA, BEHOLD ADAM! (poem)
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