Edgardo B. Maranan (1946 – May 8, 2019 was a Filipino poet, essayist, fiction writer, playwright, translator and writer of children's stories. He wrote in

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and in English.

Early life

He was born in Bauan,

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, Philippines in 1946. He grew up in

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, where he finished his high school education. He represented the Philippines at the 1963 New York Herald Tribune World Youth Forum at the age of 16. At the age of 18, he joined Kabataang Makabayan and became a student activist He became a professor at the University of the Philippines from 1970-1972 where he taught political science and joined the underground movement when martial law was declared by Marcos.

Career

In 1985, he was the Philippine fellow at the Iowa International Writing program. He also became the National fellow for the poetry of the University of the Philippines creative writing center in 1988. He became a panelist at the

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in 2007. And he also served as a foreign information officer of the Philippine Embassy in

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. He returned to the Philippines in the late 2006 and had been a

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Death and legacy

Maranan died on May 8, 2019.

Awards

* Palanca Awards first prize winning works **1978 ''Ang Panahon ni Cristy'' - Full-length play **1984 ''Voyage: Poem'' - Poetry **1989 ''Pamana ng Bundok'' - Children's Short story **1992 ''Island and Hinterland'' - Essay **2000 ''Tabon and Other Poems'' - Poetry In 2000 he was inducted into the Palanca Hall of Fame.

References

External links

*Edgar B. Maranan: Open Library (2008). Retrieved March 28, 2017 from, https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1206744A/Edgar_B._Maranan {{DEFAULTSORT:Maranan, Edgardo 1946 births 2019 deaths Writers from Batangas People from Baguio Filipino male poets University of the Philippines faculty Edgardo B. Maranan