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Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas
Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas (born June 13, 1951)"Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas." Pantikan.com.ph. UP Institute of Creative Writing and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. http://www.panitikan.com.ph/content/rowena-tiempo-torrevillas. is a Filipina poet, fiction writer and essayist. Personal life and education She was born to writers Edilberto Tiempo and Edith Tiempo in Dumaguete, Philippines. Torrevillas received a bachelor's degree in 1971, and a masters in 1978, both in creative writing. She also received a PhD in English Literature, all from Silliman University.Barclay, Winston. "IWP's Rowena Torrevillas Again Wins the Philippines National Book Award." The University of Iowa News Services, 1 Oct. 2011. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2001/october/1001torrevillas.html She married Multimedia artist Lemuel Torrevillas and together they have a daughter, Lauren Maria Torrevillas Seamans . Career Torrevillas worked for the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipina
Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other Philippine languages. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines; each with its own language, identity, culture and history. Names The name ''Filipino'', as a demonym, was derived from the term ''Las Islas Filipinas'' ("the Philippine Islands"), the name given to the archipelago in 1543 by the Spanish explorer and Dominican priest Ruy López de Villalobos, in honor of Philip II of Spain (Spanish: ''Felipe II''). During the Spanish colonial period, natives of the Philippine islands were usually known by the generic terms ''indio'' ("Indian") or ''indigenta'' ("indigents"). However, during the early Spanish colonial period the term ''Filipinos'' or ''Philipinos'' was sometimes used by Spanish writers t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Palanca Awards
The 29th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. This year saw the inclusion of a new category, Essay/Sanaysay, for both the English and Filipino Divisions.http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/history LIST OF WINNERS The 1979 winners were divided into ten categories, open only to English and Filipino agalogshort story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play: English Division Short Story * First Prize: F. Sionil José, “Arbol de Fuego” : Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas, “Behind the Fern” * Second Prize: César Ruiz Aquino, “Act” : Norma Miraflor, “The Other Woman” * Third Prize: Grace Marie Katigbak, “Another Execution” : Antonio M. Nieva, “Ride a White Horse to Heaven” Poetry * First Prize: Cirilo F. Bautista, “Crossworks” * Second Prize: Ricardo M. De Ungria, “Nova Blum” * Third Priz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Negros Oriental
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People From Dumaguete
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Filipino Women Writers
The history of Filipino women writers is an account of how Women in the Philippines, Philippine women became literary “mistresses of the ink” and “lady pen-pushers” who created works of fiction and non-fiction across the genres. Writing in English language, English, Spanish language, Spanish, Filipino language, Filipino and other Philippine languages, local languages and native dialects, female writers from the Philippine archipelago utilized literature, in contrast with the oral tradition of the past, as the living voices of their personal experiences, thoughts, consciousness, concepts of themselves, society, Philippine politics, politics, Philippine history, Philippine and World history (field), world history. They employed the “power of the pen” and the printed word in order to shatter the so-called "Great Grand Silence of the Centuries" of Filipino female members, participants, and contributors to the progress and development of the Philippines, Philippine Republic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Palanca Awards
The 33rd Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/history LIST OF WINNERS The 1983 winners were divided into twelve categories, open only to English and Filipino agalognovel, short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play: English Division Novel * Special Prize: Edilberto K. Tiempo, ''The Standard Bearer'' Short Story * First Prize: Jose Y. Dalisay Jr., "Oldtimer" * Second Prize: Jesus Cruz, "Games" * Third Prize: Jose L. Ayala, "Perfect Sunday" Poetry * First Prize: Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas, "Seeress and Voyager" : Gemino H. Abad, "The Other Clearing" * Second Prize: Francis Macansantos, "The Words and Other Poems" : Alfredo N. Salanga, "Thin Poems Occasioned by Big and Small Events" * Third Prize: Simeon Dumdum Jr., "Axioms" : Cesaro Syjuco, "The Chameleon" : Oph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Palanca Awards
The 30th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. This year saw the inclusion of a new category, Novel/Nobela, for both the English and Filipino Divisions.http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/history LIST OF WINNERS The 1980 winners were divided into twelve categories, open only to English and Filipino agalognovel, short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play: English Division Novel * Special Prize: Remmie Suaco Brillo, ''Silapulapu and The Zebut Brothers'' Short Story * First Prize: Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas, "The Fruit of the Vine" * Second Prize: Rosario Garcellano, "Flashback" * Third Prize: Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo, "The Outsider" Poetry * First Prize: Alfredo N. Salanga, "Voices Prompted by the News, A Staple Food" * Second Prize: Gemino H. Abad, "Counterclockwise" : Ricardo M. De Ungria, "R+A+D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Palanca Awards
The 28th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/history LIST OF WINNERS The 1978 winners were divided into eight categories, open only to English and Filipino agalogshort story, poetry, one-act play, and full-length play: English Division Short Story * First Prize: F. Sionil Jose, “Waywaya” * Second Prize: Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas (born June 13, 1951)"Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas." Pantikan.com.ph. UP Institute of Creative Writing and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. http://www.panitikan.com.ph/content/rowena-tie ..., “Sunday Morning” * Third Prize: Luis Teodoro Jr., “Borrowed Time” Poetry * First Prize: Alfred A. Yuson, “15 Poems” : Alfred A. Yuson, “Icon Corner” * Second Prize: Luis Francia, “Point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edilberto Tiempo
Edilberto Kaindong Tiempo (August 5, 1913 – September 19, 1996) was a Filipino writer and professor. He and his wife, Edith L. Tiempo, are credited by Silliman University with establishing "a tradition in excellence in creative writing and the teaching of literacy craft which continues to this day"Untitled Document at that university. Career During his tenure there, he was department chair (1950 to 1969), graduate school dean, vice-president for academic affairs, and writer-in-residence. Tiempo was also a part-time professor in St. Paul University Dumaguete, teaching fine arts, drama, and graduate school. As a Guggenheim writing fellow in 1955, he submitted a col ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Palanca Awards
The 27th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/history LIST OF WINNERS The 1977 winners were divided into eight categories, open only to English and Filipino agalogshort story, poetry, one-act play, and full-length play: English Division Short Story * First Prize: Gregorio C. Brillantes, “Janis Joplin, The Revolution and the Melancholy Widow of Gabriela Silang Street” * Second Prize: Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas, “Prodigal Season” * Third Prize: Paul Stephen Lim, “Victor and Other Issues” Poetry * First Prize: Domingo De Guzman, “Moses and Other Poems” : Edwardo Orozco, “Stonehenge and Other Poems” * Second Prize: Tita Lacambra Ayala, “A Filigree of Seasons” : Edgardo B. Maranan, “Foliage and Tiger Fire and Other Poems” * Third Prize: Edel Garcellano, “Gin T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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