Azucena Uranza was born on 27 January 1929 in Sorsogon, Sorsogon. She received her
BA in Journalism (1952) and MA in English (1969) from the Far Eastern
University. Her books include Bamboo in the Wind (novel,
1990); A Passing Season (novel, 2002); Feast of the Innocents (novel, 2003); Women of Tammuz (novel, 2004); Voices in a Minor Key (short story collection,
2005); andArbol, An Etnographic Record of a Family (coffee
table book, 2002). Many of her short stories were published by Philippines Free Press, Weekly Women's Magazine, Focus
Magazine , and Ginoo Magazine .
Her awards include Philippine Centennial Awards for Literature; Palanca Memorial
Awards for Literature; Focus Philippines Literary Awards; Pama-as, Gintong Bai
Award from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Green and Gold
Artist Award from FEU. Her stage, television, and radio plays were produced by
Channel 4, DZRH, and FEU. She was an associate professor at Far Eastern
University, and taught Literature and Humanities.
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Cabalquinto was born
in Magarao, Camarines Sur, Philippines on January 31, 1935. He earned the
B.A. in Mass Communication degree at thenU.P. Diliman Institute of Mass
Communication. Later, after getting the degree, transferred to the UP College
of Forestry in Los Banos, working there as an instructor and
"Chief" of the Publication & Information Section. He received a
Fulbright-Hays grant (in 1968) and went to Cornell University in Ithaca, New
York for further studies in mass communication. Cabalquinto enrolled in
fiction and poetry writing workshops conducted by A.R. Ammons, William
Matthews, James McConkey, and others in the English Department. He had been
sporadically writing poetry and fiction since high school but at Cornell his
creative writing teachers convinced him that he should pursue imaginative
writing more seriously.
Also, at this
time, LC was further encouraged when some of his poems were published for the
first time in the US--in small-press journals like Alkahest, Greenfield
Review, New: American & Canadian Poetry. He has received fellowships and
awards from the following: Bread Loaf Conference (Vermont); New York
University--Academy of American Poets poetry prize; New School for Social
Research--Dylan Thomas Poetry Award; New York Foundation for the
Arts-fellowship award in poetry.
His written
work has appeared in magazines and journal anthologies published in the
Philippines, United States, Australia, Hongkong, France, and the Czech
Republic (e.g. American Poetry Review, Prairie Schooner, Manoa, Greenfield
Review, Manila Review, Caracoa, Philippines Free Press, Philippine Graphic,
Philippine Midweek, Asiaweek, Heritage, Katripunan, Contact, River Styx,
Minetta Review, Potable Lower East Side, Trafika, Inetrnational Quarterly,
FRank, Poetry Australia, and others).
His published
books are: "The Dog-eater and Other Poems"(1989, Kalikasan Press),
"The Ibalon Collection"(1991, Kalikasan Press), and
"Dreamwanderer" (1992, Kalikasan Press), "Brigeable
Shores" (2002, Kaya Press, US) and Moon Over Magarao" (2004, UP
Press, Manila). His books currently in preparation : "Depth of Fields
(100 Selected Poems), "Pamamangka sa Di Lamang Dalawang Ilog"
(collections of Poems in Filipino).
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3.Estelito
Baylon Jacob
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3. Estelito
Baylon Jacob was born
on September 3, 1973. He is currently teaching literature, creative writing
and journalism subjects at the University of Nueva Caceres. He finished his
secondary education at the Ateneo de Naga University and earned the degree of
Bachelor of Secondary Education, major in English in the same school. Right
now, he is finishing his MA in English at the University of Nueva Caceres.
Jacob is one
of the 40 authors published by the National Commission for Culture and the
Arts for their UBOD Writers Series project. His chapbook is a collection of
poetry in Bikol entitled Mga Nirukitdukit.
Jacob was
also a recepient of Special Achievement Award in Creative Writing conferred
by the University of Nueva Caceres, 2nd Prize Winner in the 1999 Bikol Poetry
Writing Contest: Mga Tula Para ki Ina, finalist in the 1st Premio Tomas Para
sa Literaturang Bikol (Fiction and Poetry Categories), fellow in the 40th UP
National Writers Workshop held in Baguio(2002), panelist in the 1st Juliana
Arejola-Fajardo Workshop for Bikol Writing (2003), Workshop Director in the
2nd Juliana Arejola-Fajardo Workshop for Bikol Writing(2005), facilitator in
the Pagsurat Bikolnon 2 held in Legazpi City(2004), shortlisted in Home Life
Poetry Writing Contest (2001, 2004 and 2005).
His publication
credits include 2001 Aklat Likhaan ng Maikling Kwento at Tula (UP
Press, 2003), Sarong Rambong na Burak (Balay Ibalon Press, Canada,
2003), Paburukadon sanggatos na Burak (Balay Ibalon, 2004), Bulawan
baga, BUrak Palan (Balay Ibalon, 2005), Latian (Legazpi City,
2004), Liwayway Magazine, Sunday Times Magazine, Philippine Graphic, Home
Life Magazine, Burak, Aniningal, The Paper, Letra, Bikol Reporter, Bicol
Mail, Bikol Expose, Muse Apprentice Guild, Our Own Voice, Makata, Tinig,
emanilapoetry, Bangraw.
He is one of
the editors of BANGRAW, a Bikol magazine, and currently the president of
KABULIG-Bikol, Bikol Writers Association.
He makes his
home at #36 Marupit, Camaligan, Camarines Sur.
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4. Ricky Lee
He has written
more than 150 film scripts since 1973, earning him more than 50 trophies from
various award-giving bodies, including a 2003 Natatanging Gawad Urian Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film
Critics) As a scriptwriter, he has worked with the best Filipino directors (Lino Brocka,
Ishmael
Bernal, Marilou
Diaz-Abaya, Chito Rono, Joel Lamangan, Laurice Guillen, Gil Portes, Oliva Lamasan, Rory Quintos, and Mel Chionglo). Many
of his films have been screened in the international film festival circuit in Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, among others.
Lee grew up with
his relatives in Daet, Camarines Norte. His mother died when he was 5 years old
and only saw his father on few occasions. He studied primary and secondary
school in the same town. It was said that Lee often sneaks into movie houses
and bury himself in books at the school library, tearing away pages with
striking images. An intelligent student, he consistently topped his class from
grade school on to high school. His promising writing career took a first step
when he won his first national literary award for a short story he wrote when he
was still in high school. Driven by his passion to pursue dreams, he ran away
from home and took a bus to Manila. He roamed the streets, taking on menial
tasks as a waiter during the day and asking his town mates to accommodate him
during the night until he collapsed one day in Avenida out of hunger.
He was accepted
at University of the Philippines-Diliman as an AB English Major but never got
his diploma from U.P. where, ironically enough, he later taught script writing
at its College of Mass Communication. He became an activist during those
politically turbulent times and was affiliated with Panulat para sa Kaunlaran
ng Sambayanan (PAKSA, or Pen for People's Progress) along with Dr. Bienvenido
Lumbera and Jose F. Lacaba. He lived as a fugitive during the Martial Law years and was later incarcerated. All these
experiences would prove to be a wealthy source of inspiration from which to
draw his stories and characters.
Among the books
he has published are: Si Tatang at mga Himala ng Ating Panahon (an
anthology of his fiction, reportage, behind-the-scene musings and the full
screenplay of Himala),
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