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Merlie M. Alunan
Filipina poet
Merlie M. Alunan | |
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| Born | () December 14, (age&#;81) Dingle, Iloilo |
| Education | Silliman University |
| Genre | poetry, short story, essays |
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| Notable awards | |
Merlie M. Alunan (born December 14, ) is a multi-awarded Filipina poet, teacher and mentor, and cultural worker in the Visayas.
Life
Merlie M. Alunan was born December 14, , in Dingle, Iloilo. Alunan graduated from Silliman University with an MA in creative writing in She taught Literature and Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College.[1] She was awarded Professor Emeritus of the UP Visayas in upon her retirement. She lives in Tacloban City.
Honors and awards
Local awards, honors, and distinctions
| Year | Title of work/s | Category | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Gift Supreme" | Poetry in English | Third Prize, co-winner | |
| "Poems for Amina" | Poetry in English | First Prize | |
| "Poems of a Season" | Poetry in English | Second Prize | |
| "Dream of the Blue Gypsy and Other Poems" | Poetry in English | First Prize | |
| "Amina Among the Angels and Other Poems" | Poetry in English | Third Prize | |
| "Pamato" | Short Story in Cebuano | First Prize | |
| "Tales of the Spiderwoman" | Poetry in English | First Prize |
| Year given | Title of work | Category | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37th National Book Awards, | Running with Ghosts and Other Poems | Best Book of Poetry in English | Winner[3] | |
| 37th National Book Awards, | Tinalunay Hinugpong nga Panurat nga Winaray | Best Anthology in English | Winner[4] | |
| 36th National Book Awards, | Susumaton: Oral Narratives of Leyte | Best Anthology in Waray | Winner[5] | |
| 35th National Book Awards, | Sa Atong Dila Introduction to Visayan Literature | Best Translated Book | Winner[6] | |
| 32nd National Book Awards, | Pagdakop sa Bulalakaw ug uban pang mga Balak | Philippine Literary Arts Council Prize for Poetry in the English Language | Finalist[7] | |
| 31st National Book Awards, | Tales of the Spiderwoman | Philippine Literary Arts Council Prize for Poetry in the English Language | Finalist[8] |
- - Likhaan Award for Poetry, UP Creative Writing Center
- - Free Press Literary Award for Poetry
- - Free Press Literary Award for Poetry
- - Home Life Magazine Poetry Writing Contest, Second Prize, "Hunger"[9]
- - Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Creative Work
- - Gawad Alagad ni Balagtas Award, UMPIL (Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas)
- - Catholic Mass Media Award for Best Column, Cebu Daily News
- - Home Life Magazine Poetry Writing Contest, First Prize, "Mater Dolorosa in Two Voices"[9]
- - Distinguished Faculty Grant, University of the Philippines
- - Second Prize Tula sa Cebuano, Gawad Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino
- &#; - Selected Poems (UP Press, ), listed among the UP Centennial Publications
- December 13, - Professor Emeritus, University of the Philippines.
- July 2, - Sangyaw Achievement Award, City of Tacloban.
- - Ani ng Dangal (Literary Arts), NCCA.[10]
- - Gawad Kampeon ng Wika, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) [11]
- - Garbo sa Ormoc for Literary Arts, Ormoc City, Leyte.[12]
International awards, honors, and distinctions
- - Honorable Mention, Lilian Jerome Thornton Award for Poetry
- September - Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship in Literature, Sahitya Akademi, Republic of India.[13][14]
- July 26, - Sunthorn Phu Award for Poetry, Government of Thailand.[15]
Works
- Hearthstone, Sacred Tree, Anvil, , ISBN&#;
- Amina among the angels, University of the Philippines Press, , ISBN&#;
- Selected poems, University of the Philippines Press, , ISBN&#;
- Tales of the Spider Woman, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House,
- Pagdakop sa Bulalakaw ug uban pang mga Balak, Ateneo de Manila University Press,
- Running with Ghosts, Ateneo de Naga University Press,
- Tigom: Collected Poems, UP Press,
Edited non-literary anthologies
- Kabilin Legacy of years of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental Centennial Foundation, &#; (Co-editor with Bobby Villasis)
- Kaaging Bisaya. UP Center for Women Studies, Ford Foundation, April
Edited literary anthologies
- Fern Garden: An Anthology of Women Writing in the South, Committee on Literature, National Commission on Culture and the Arts, , ISBN&#;
- An Siday han DYVL, NCCA, UPTC VisWrite, Province of Leyte, DYVL Aksyon Radyo,
- The Dumaguete We Know, Anvil Publishing,
- Our Memory of Water Words After Haiyan, Ateneo de Naga University Press,
- Sa Atong Dila, Introduction to Visayan Literature, University of the Philippines Press.
- Susumaton, Oral Narratives of Leyte, Ateneo de Manila University Press,
- Tinalunay, Anthology of Waray Literature, University of the Philippines Press.
- Pinili: 15 Years of Lamiraw, Katig Writers Network Inc.,
Anthologies
- Songs of ourselves: writings by Filipino women in English, Editor Edna Zapanta-Manlapaz, Anvil Publishing, , ISBN&#;