NCR Filipino

Writers
By: Gabriel Joel Cabatingan
Kirby Villamor
Michael M. Coroza
Biography
He was born on August 26, 1969 in Manila.
He is a Philippine writer and translator writing in the
language of Filipino, S.E.A. Write Award laureate.
In 1990 he graduated from the University of Santo Tomas.
He got master's degree from the Ateneo de Manila
University (2001) and Ph.D. degree - in the field of
Philippine literature and translation - at the University of
the Philippines (2010).
Achievements and Awards
Don Carlos Literary Award (1991-2009 gg. - Eight times)
Francisco Balagtas Prize by the Committee of Philippine
literature (2005)
 S.E.A. Write Award (2007)
Award of Honor Ani ng Dangal by the National
Committee for Culture and Arts (2009)
Rev. Horacio de la Costa Prize by Ateneo de Manila
University (2012)
Works
 ASEANO: An Anthology of Poems from
Southeast Asia (1995).
 Dili’t Dilim (1997)
 Ang mga Lambing ni Lolo Ding (2012)
 Nawawala si Muningning (2015)
Jessica Zafra
Biography
She was born on 1985 in Philippines.

Is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher, and former

television and radio show host.
Her work often are about current events (both Philippine
and international), tennis, movies, music, cats, books,
technology, and her personal life.
She is known for her sharp and witty writing style.
Achievements and Awards
1991 Palanca Award, 1st Place, Short Story Category for
"Portents"
1993 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for
"Bad Boy, Robin, Baad, Baad Boy"
1994 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for
"Black"
Works
 500 People You Meet in Hell
 Manananggal Terrorizes Manila and Other
Short Stories
 Womenagerie and Other Tales from the
Front
Janet B. Villa
Biography
Janet B. Villa graduated with 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.
Achievements and Awards
NVM Grand Prize in 2003
NVM Grand Prize Special Prize in 2005
Quill Awards for 2013
Bronze Anvil Award in February 2014
Works
 The Pepsi Challenge: A Journey of
Remarkable Resilience
 The Good Lawyer
 Balancing Work and Life: Best Practices of
Family-Responsible Employers and
Executives
Naya Valdellon
Bibliography
Naya S. Valdellon graduated with a B.F.A. in Creative
Writing from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2002 and
an M.A. in English and Creative Writing from the
University of Toronto in 2008.
She has worked as a fashion magazine editorial
assistant, a content writer for a website design
company, an English literature and composition teacher,
and a freelance copy editor.
Achievements and Awards
1st Maningning Miclat Award for Poetry in 2003
Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature in
2004 and 2005
Meritage Press Poetry Prize in 2002 and 2007
Hart House Poetry Prize in 2007
Works
 The Reluctant Firewalker: Poem
Villanueva Lykes
Biography
A BS computer science degree holder, Ana Maria
Villanueva-Lykes discovered the world of words only five
years ago. Since then she has been published in The
Philippines Free Press, Philippine Graphic, Reader’s Digest,
and several collections and anthologies.
She currently works as editor-in-chief for AsianTraveler
Magazine and La Salle ‘s Rektikano Magazine.
Achievements and Awards
MFA degree in Creative Writing at De La Salle University
in 2008 (Achievement)
Works
 Caracol
 The Bee and The Sweetening of A Country’s
Culture
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