Overview of 21st Century Regional

Philippine Literature
 Learning Objectives

 To be able to recognize the features of 21st

century regional Philippine literature

 To become familiar with some of the works

of 21st century regional Philippine literature
writers in the country
Key Understanding
 Knowing the 21st century regional Philippine
literature and the works of 21st century regional
Philippine literature writers

Key Questions
 What constitutes 21st century regional Philippine
literature?
 What are some of the literary works of 21st century
regional Philippine literature writers in the country?
What is 21st Century Regional
Philippine Literature?
21st Century Regional Philippine
Literature refers to any written literary genre
emphasizing characters, dialect, customs, and
topography native to a specific region in the
country written, printed and published from
the start of the new millennium up to the
present time.
 21st Century Regional Philippine
Literature
 Victor Dennis T. Nierva (Bicol) was
born in 1980 and is a native of Naga City.
At age 27, he published his first book in
2007 “Antisipasyon asin iba pang Rawitdawit
sa Bikol asin Ingles” (Anticipation and
other Poems in Bikol and English). For
the use of local dialects and settings in
this book, he won the Philippine National
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Book Award for Poetry and the Manila
Critics Circle in 2008.
21st Century Regional Philippine
Literature
 Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
(Cebu), although born in the post
WW2 era, continues to be a
productive writer of the new
millennium. Her works for the
21st century includes: Magdalena
(2001 novel); Vigan and other
Stories (2011); Out of Cebu: Essays
and Personal Prose (2012); and
Fundamentals of Creative Writing
(2009).
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21st Century Regional Philippine
Literature
Melchor F. Cichon (Iloilo), whose 2001 Aklanon
haiku with English translations "Siniad-Siad nga
Kaeangitan/Strips of Heaven” was recognized with the
Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas by the Unyon ng mga
Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL), also maintains various
blogs―Events in My Life, Dawn to Dawn, Profile of Filipino
Fisheries Scientists, Fisheries Librarian and Aklanon
Literature―for the promotion of Aklanon literature
including his other interests as former chief librarian of
the Fisheries Dept. of UP Visayas.
21st Century Regional Philippine
Literature
 Candy Quimpo Gourlay
(Davao) was born in Davao City
but now residing in the United
Kingdom. In 2010, her debut
novel Tall Story won the 2011
Europe Crystal Kite Award and
the 2012 Philippine National
Children’s Book Award. Again
in 2014, her 2nd novel Shine won
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the Crystal Kite Award for
Britain and Ireland.
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 21st Century Regional Philippine
Literature
Marivi Soliven (Manila), who is
now based in San Diego, USA,
wrote a novel entitled The Mango
Bride which was released
internationally by the global
publisher Penguin Books in
2013. This same novel, which
was then known as In The Service
of Secrets, won for her the
prestigious Carlos Palanca
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Memorial Award in the novel

category in 2011.
 21st Century Regional Philippine
Literature
 Jose Wendell Capili
 Carljoe Javier
 Raissa Claire U. Rivera
• All three are graduates of the Creative Writing Dept. of UP
Diliman and have been awardees of the Carlos Palanca Memorial
Award and other prestigious literary recognitions.
• They usually write about contemporary youth issues like gender
and class, virtual technology, love, science fiction and popular
culture.
• Excerpts of their published works can be found in Rex Book
Store, Inc.’s 21st Century Literature: Windows to the World by Marikit
Tara Alto Uychoco.
 Culminating Activity
From Rex Book Store, Inc.’s textbook 21st Century
Literature: Windows to the World by Marikit Tara Alto
Uychoco, choose one from among these excerpt titles:
Cronulla Beach by Jose Wendell Capili, FlickerFadeGone
by Carljoe Javier and Virtual Center by Raissa Claire U.
Rivera. Then do a reaction paper about how the
excerpt of your choice tackled the issues of 21st
century literature that are important to youths like
you.