Notable Writers from

Different Regions and

their Contributions to
the Philippine
Literature
MICHAEL M. COROZA
• Writes poetry, fiction, critical essays
and is engaged in literary
translation.
• He is famous for promoting the
traditional poetic genre of the
Philippines "Balagtasan".
• He Has a column in a literary
magazine Haraya (Imagination) and
Liwayway (Dawn).
• He participated in international
poetry readings "Kuala Lumpur-10"
(2004) and the Second literary
festival "Korea-ASEAN" in Jakarta
(2011).
 MANUEL E. ARGUILLA
( 1911-1944)
• An Ilocano writer who
wrote in English.
• He was best known for
his short story, “ How
my Brother Leon
Brought Home a Wife”
which received first
prize in the
Commonwealth
Literary Contest in
1940.
• Most of his stories
 • was born in Siasi, Sulu, on 26 August 1947 to Utoh
ANTHONY TAN Hotiong Tan and Kimchu Lu, both of Chinese Sama
descent. He is the fifth of ten children. He earned his
BA English from the Ateneo de Zamboanga in 1968
and went on to Silliman University in Dumaguete
City for both his MA Creative Writing (1975) and
PHD. British Literature(1982). He edited Sands and
Coral,1976
• For more than a decade he taught at the English
Department of Silliman University and was a regular
member of the panel of critics at the Silliman
National Summer Writers Workshop.
• In 1983, he joined the faculty of the English
Department at MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology
and became one of its chairpersons in 1984-85
• Together with Jaime An Lim and Christine Godinez
Ortega, he helped organize the first Iligan National
Writers Workshop/Literature Teachers Conference in
1993. He retired from teaching in 2012
• He has won a number of awards for his writings,
among them the Focus Philippines award for poetry,
the Palanca 1st prize for “Poems for Muddas” (1993)
José Íñigo Homer
Lacambra Ayala
• (born June 1, 1956 in Bukidnon,
Philippines), professionally known
as Joey Ayala, is a Filipino singer,
songwriter and former chairman
of the music committee of the
National Commission for Culture
and the Arts.
• He was best known for his folk
and contemporary pop music
artist in the Philippines, he is
known for his songs that are
more on the the improvement of
the environment.
 Merlie M. Alunan
• Merlie M. Alunan was born
December 14, 1943, in
Dingle, Iloilo. Alunan
graduated from Silliman
University with an MA in
creative writing in 1974.
She teaches at the
Creative Writing Center,[1]
University of the
Philippines Visayas
Tacloban College.[2] She
Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards
for Literature[3]
Year Title of work/s Category Award
1985 "The Gift Supreme" Poetry in English Third Prize, co-winner
1988 "Poems for Amina" Poetry in English First Prize
1991 "Poems of a Season" Poetry in English Second Prize
"Dream of the Blue Gypsy
1992 Poetry in English First Prize
and Other Poems"
"Amina Among the Angels
1995 Poetry in English Third Prize
and Other Poems"
2007 "Pamato" Short Story in Cebuano First Prize
"Tales of the
2010 Poetry in English First Prize
Spiderwoman"
National Book Awards - Philippines (Manila Critics Circle and
the National Book Development Board)

Year given Title of work Category Award

37th National Book Running with Ghosts and Best Book of Poetry in
2019 Winner[4]
Awards, 2018 Other Poems English

37th National Book Tinalunay Hinugpong nga

2019 Best Anthology in English Winner[5]
Awards, 2018 Panurat nga Winaray

36th National Book Susumaton: Oral

2018 Best Anthology in Waray Winner[6]
Awards, 2017 Narratives of Leyte

35th National Book Sa Atong Dila Introduction

2017 Best Translated Book Winner[7]
Awards, 2016 to Visayan Literature

Philippine Literary Arts

32nd National Book Pagdakop sa Bulalakaw ug
2013 Council Prize for Poetry in Finalist[8]
Awards, 2012 uban pang mga Balak
the English Language

Philippine Literary Arts

31st National Book
2012 Tales of the Spiderwoman Council Prize for Poetry in Finalist[9]
Awards, 2011
the English Language
International awards, honors, and distinctions

• 1997 - Honorable Mention, Lilian Jerome Thornton Award for

Poetry
• September 2010 - Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship in
Literature, Sahitya Akademi, Republic of India. [14][15]
• July 26, 2013 - Sunthorn Phu Award for Poetry, Government of
Thailand.[16]
 Ivy Alvarez
• New Zealand-based Filipina
Australian poet, editor, and
reviewer. Alvarez has had her
work featured in various
publications in Australia, Canada,
England, the Philippines, New
Zealand, Ireland, Russia, Scotland,
Wales, the US, South Africa, and
online.
• Alvarez was born in the Philippines
and grew up in Tasmania,
Australia.[4] While studying
English at the University of
Tasmania, she was published in
Suzette Sévero Doctolero
• (born December 16, 1968) is a
Filipina screenwriter for film and
television. She is best known for
being the creator of Encantadia in
2005 and the succeeding related
television series including the
Encantadia 2016 reboot. She is
mostly credited as screenwriter,
series creator and creative
consultant for GMA Network. Her
other works include Amaya, Indio
and My Husband's Lover.
• She also wrote the story for the
film Let the Love Begin and
 Aida Rivera-Ford
• Born in Sulu, Aida Rivera-Ford
crossed over to Negros Oriental in
1949 for an English degree at
Silliman University. Records toast
her as the first editor of Sands and
Coral, the school's literary folio. In
1954, she flew to the University of
Michigan on a Fulbright grant to
secure her master's degree in
English and won the prestigious
Jules and Avery Hopwood for
fiction.
• She graduated with an AB degree
major in English, Cum Laude in
1949.
Joey Ayala –Karaniwang Tao