Eric Gamalinda

Mario Eric Gamalinda (born October 14, 1956 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a poet, fiction writer, playwright, and experimental filmmaker.

Recognition for his work includes a New York State Council of the Arts grant for film and media 014 the Cultural Center of the Philippines Independent Film and Video Awards 004 the Asian American Literary Award and the Alice James Books New York/New England Selection for ''Zero Gravity'' oems, 2000 the New York Foundation for the Arts iction, 1998 the Philippine Centennial Literary Prize for '' My Sad Republic'' ovel, 1998 the Philippine National Book Award twice for ''Planet Waves'' ovel, 1990and ''My Sad Republic'' 000 and the Asiaweek Short Story Competition 985 He has also won the Philippines’ top literary prize, the Palanca Memorial Awards, several times for poetry, fiction, non-fiction and playwriting. He was a featured poet in The Dodge Festival's Poets Among Us program in 1996. In 2009, his novel, ''The Descartes Highlands'', was shortlisted for the Man Asian Prize. In 2010, his three-act play, ''Resurrection'', was staged off-Broadway at the Clurman Theater on 42nd Street by Diverse City Inc.

He has been in residence at Civitella Ranieri taly Association d’Art de La Napoule rance Chateau de Lavigny Residence pour Ecrivains witzerland Fundacion Valparaiso pain The Rockefeller Foundation in Bellagio taly Hawthornden Castle International Retreat for Writers cotland and The Corporation of Yaddo, The MacDowell Colony, The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Ledig House International Writers Colony S In 2013 he returned to Fundacion Valparaiso to work on a new novel.

He was a publications director of the Asian American Writers Workshop until 1997, Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Hawaii in Manoa in 1999, and visiting scholar at New York University’s Asia Pacific American Studies Program in 2002-2003. He currently teaches at Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race.

Works

Publications

Poetry—''Amigo Warfare'' herry Grove Collections, Cincinnati OH, 2007 ''Zero Gravity'' lice James Books, Farmington ME, 1999 ''Lyrics from a Dead Language'' nvil Publishers, Manila, 1991
Novels—''The Descartes Highlands'' kashic Books, 2014 ''My Sad Republic'' niversity of the Philippines Press, 2000 ''Empire of Memory'', ''Confessions of a Volcano'' oth Anvil Publishers, Manila, 1992, 1990 ''Planet Waves'' ew Day, Manila, 1989
Short fiction—''People Are Strange'' Black Lawrence Press, ''New York'', 2012]; ''Peripheral Vision'' ew Day, 1992
Anthology—''Flippin': Filipinos on America'' sian American Writers Workshop, New York, 1996
His stories have been published in Harper's Magazine and anthologized in ''Manila Noir'' kashic Books ''Charlie Chan is Dead 2: At Home in the World'' enguin ''The Thirdest World'' actory school ''Bold Words: A Century of Asian American Writing'' utgers University Press ''Juncture: New Experimental Writing'' oft Skull ''In My Life: Encounters with the Beatles'' romm International ''Balikbayan: Racconti filippini contemporanei'' eltrinelli, Milan A new story will soon appear in ''Manila Noir'' kashic Books

His poems have been anthologized in ''Language for a New Century'' .W. Norton ''Structure & Surprise'' eachers & Writers Collaborative ''Stranger at Home'' nterpoezia/Numina Press ''Saints of Hysteria'' oft Skull Press ''Poetry Daily'' ourcebooks Inc. ''Sweet Jesus'' he Anthology Press ''Returning a Borrowed Tongue'' offee House Press ''Brown River, White Ocean'' utgers University Press ''Lo Ultimo de Filipinas: Antologia Poetica'' uerga y Fierro, Madrid

His essays have been anthologized in ''Vestiges of War: The Philippine–American War and the Aftermath of an Imperial Dream'' ew York University Press, 2003and ''Pinoy Poetics'' eritage Press, CA, 2004

References

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