Filipino Authors in the

Philippine Literature
2000 and up

By: Jovilyn B. Pugsong

 Abdon M. Balde Jr.
• Born in Albay, Bicol, Philippines
• September 12, 1946
• an award-winning Filipino novelist
• Degree in civil engineering and worked as a
construction engineer.
• He received his first literary award in 2003 and
has since continued to win acclaim for his work.
• Today, he is a councilor of the organization Lupon
Sa Wika, a member of the National Commission for
Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and director of the
Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL;
https://images.gr-assets.com/ English: Writers' Union of the Philippines).

• Famous Work: 100 kislap

 Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo
• August 21, 1944 in Manila, Philippines
• writing for Philippine newspapers at the young age
of fifteen and is now an award-winning author.
• worked as a writer, editor and teacher in
Thailand, Lebanon, Korea, Myanmar (Burma) and
New York, United States.
• Pantoja-Hidalgo was originally best known for an
unusual kind of autobiographical/travel writing,
which includes Sojourns (1984), Skyscrapers,
Celadon and Kimchi (1993),
https://th.bing.com/ • Famous work: Catch a falling star
 Beverly Siy or Bebang
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• December 10, 1979 in Quirino, Manila
• published writer of all sorts of genres
• became the youngest member of UMPIL in 2004-
2010.
• served as the president of Linangan sa Imahen,
Retorika at Anyo ( LIRA)
• BA Creative Writing ( Filipino) in the University of
the Philippines while she work as a waitress at
night.
• Famous work : It’s a mens world
 Danton Remoto
• born March 25, 1963 Basa Air Base, Floridablanca,
Pampanga.
• written nine books and edited other titles,
including landmark Ladlad series of gay literature.
• taught English and Literature at Ateneo de Manila
University before taking early retirement to work
as a Communications Analyst at the United
Nations Development Programme.
• He is now the Head of Research and Desk Manager
of TV5
• He appeared in Gloc-9's music video "Sirena",
which depicts the life of a gay person who was
https://th.bing.com/ maltreated by his father.
• Famous Work: Riverrun
 Dean Francis Alfar
• born 2 January 1969)
• is a Filipino playwright, novelist and writer of
speculative fiction.
• His plays have been performed in venues across the
country, while his articles and fiction have been
published both in his native Philippines and abroad,
such as in Strange Horizons, Rabid Transit, The Year's
Best Fantasy and Horror and the Exotic Gothic series.
• His literary awards include ten Don Carlos Palanca
Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) —
including the Grand Prize for Novel — as well as the
Manila Critics' Circle National Book Awards for the
graphic novels Siglo: Freedom and Siglo: Passion, and
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• Famous Work: Salamanca
 Edgar Calabia Samar
• Born on February18 1981) is a poet and novelist from
San Pablo City, Philippines.
• He attended a diocesan catholic school, the Liceo de
San Pablo, from grade school to high school (1988–
1998) before he entered the Ateneo de Manila
University where he finished his AB in Psychology
(2002) and MA in Filipino Literature (2004)
• He has received the Philippine National Book Awards
for his novels and book of criticism, and the Palanca
Awards for his poetry collections and short fiction.
• He has also been awarded the PBBY-Salanga Writer's
Prize, the NCCA Writer's Prize for the Novel, the
https://th.bing.com Gantimpalang Collantes sa Sanaysay, and the Gawad
Surian sa Tula.
• Famous work :Si Janus Sílang at ang Tiyanak ng Tábon
 Eros S. Atalia
• a Filipino author, professor and journalist from Cavite
City, Philippines.
• wrote several books including the Palanca Award-
winning 'Tatlong Gabi, Tatlong Araw' (lit. Three Nights,
Three Days) in 2013[2] and Ang Ikatlong Anti-Kristo'
(lit. The Third Antichrist) in 2017
• His book 'Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me' (published in 2009)
was adapted into film in 2011.[5][6][7] He is a faculty
member at the University of Santo Tomas,[8] and was
a resident at the International Writing Program of the
University of Iowa.
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 J. Neil Carmelo Garcia
• finished his BA Journalism (magna cum laude)
in the University of Santo Tomas in 1990.
• He is currently teaching creative writing and
comparative literature at the University of the
Philippines , Diliman, where he also serves as an
associate for poetry in the Institute of Creative
Writing
• Professor of Creative Writing, LGBTQ Studies,
Comparative Literature, University of the
Philippines.
https://th.bing.com/ • Famous Work: Ladlad: An Anthology of
Philippine Gay Writing
 Isagani R. Cruz
• born in 1945.
• a multi-awarded and prolific poet, playwright, short-
story writer, critic, educator, publisher, advocate, and
Filipino.
• He is the former Philippine Undersecretary of
Education and currently a Professor Emeritus, a
University Fellow, and the Academic Publications
Executive Publisher of De La Salle University, the
Director of the Teachers Academy of Far Eastern
University, and a Visiting Lecturer at the Ateneo de
Manila University and the University of Santo Tomas.
• received a tremendous amount of recognition for his
https://th.bing.com many contributions to Philippine literature having
written and edited over thirty books.
• Famous Work: Movie times
 Rosario Cruz-Lucero
• born on March 31, 1912.
• a writer and professor of Filipino and Philippine
Studies at the University of the Philippines
(U.P.), Diliman.
• She holds a B.A. in English and Comparative
Literature (cum laude) and an M.A. and Ph.D. in
Philippine Studies from the same university. She
also attended post-graduate training in
Southeast Asian Literature at Michigan
University, Contemporary Literary Theory at
Oxford University, and Teaching English for
https://th.bing.com Specific Purposes at De La Salle University.
• Famous Work: Feast and Famine: Stories of
Negros
 Jose Dalisay Jr.
• January 15, 1954 (age 68)
• Romblon, Philippines
• a Filipino writer
• He has won numerous awards and prizes for
fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction and
screenwriting, including 16 Palanca Awards.
• Earned his B.A. English (Imaginative Writing)
degree, cum laude from the University of the
Philippines in 1984. He later received an M.F.A.
from the University of Michigan in 1988 and a
https:// PhD in English from the University of Wisconsin–
upload.wikimedia.org/ Milwaukee in 1991 as a Fulbright scholar.
wikipedia • Famous Work: Manila Noir
 Santiago B. Villafania

• born on 31 January, 1971 in Santa Barbara,

Philippines
• a bilingual Filipino poet who writes in English
and in his native language of Pangasinan
• 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
https://th.bing.com currently a commissioner for the Pangasinan
Historical and Cultural Commission.
• Famous Work: As I Tango
 RJ Ledesma
• RJ is an entrepreneur, writer and editor.
• His column, Pogi from a Parallel Universe, has
been a mainstay every Sunday in the Philippine
Star since 2006. This has translated to five best
selling books, one of which is a finalist at the
30th National Book Awards.
• He is also the editor-in-chief of UNO Magazine
• He was the first Asian to deliver the graduation
speech at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, where he received a Masters of
https://inspireleaders.com.ph/ Science in Real Estate Development.
• Famous Work: Playing with Pink Parts
 Neni Sta. Romana Cruz
• a Filipino author, journalist, critic, educator and
government official.
• graduated cum laude from St. Scholastica’s College and
holds a master’s degree in English Literature from the
Ateneo de Manila University.
• She holds the position of Chairperson of the National
Book Development Board (NBDB)
• a board member of the “Sa Aklat Sisikat” Foundation
• Some of the award-winning books she authored were
the following: Why the Piña has a Hundred Eyes and
Other Classic Philippine Folk Tales About Fruits which
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won the 1993 National Book Award for Children’s
Literature and a biography of Gabriela Silang which
received a National Book Award citation for excellence
in 1992.
 Resil B. Mojares
• Born on September 4, 1943 in Polanco, Zamboanga
del Norte
• has a bachelor's degree in English, a master's degree in
Literature and postgraduate studies all at the
University of San Carlos, as well as a Ph.D. in
Literature from the University of the Philippines
Diliman.
• authored books on Philippine history, literature, and
politics, including studies on three eminent Filipino
intellectuals
• a visiting professor at Kyoto University, the National
University of Singapore, and the University of
California at Los Angeles where he lectures on "The
https://images.gr- Philippine Novel" and "Topics in Philippine Cultural
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