J. Neil Carmelo Garcia is a
Filipino writer, professor, and
cultural critic. He is currently a professor of
English,
Creative Writing, and
Comparative Literature at the
University of the Philippines Diliman and is known for his works on
queer studies
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and
gay culture in the
Philippines.
Education
Garcia earned a
Bachelor of Arts in
Journalism from the
University of Santo Tomas in 1990, graduating ''
magna cum laude
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''. He then earned a
Master of Arts in
Comparative literature in 1995 and a
Doctor of Philosophy in English Studies: Creative Writing in 2003 from the
University of the Philippines Diliman.
Writing career
Garcia has authored several poetry collections and works in
literary
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and cultural criticism.
In 1996, Garcia was the recipient of a
Philippine National Book Award, winning Best in Literary Criticism for his work on ''Philippine Gay Culture: The Last Thirty Years'' (1996).
He is currently a professor of English, Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at the College of Arts and Letters at the
University of the Philippines Diliman,
where he also serves as a
fellow for
poetry of ''Likhaan'', also known as the UP Institute of Creative Writing. He has also previously served as the director of the
University of the Philippines Press.
Personal life
Garcia identifies as
gay.
Works
Poetry
*''Closet Quivers'', 1992
*''Our Lady of the Carnival'', 1996
*''Sorrows of Water'', 2000;
*''Kaluluwa: New and Selected Poems'', 2001
*''The Garden of Wordlessness'', 2005
*''Misterios and Other Poems'', 2005
Cultural Criticism
*''Philippine Gay Culture: The Last Thirty Years'', 1996
*''Slip/pages: Essays in Philippine Gay Criticism'', 1998
*''Postcolonialism and Filipino Poetics: Essays and Critiques'', 2004
Creative Non-Fiction
*''Closet Queeries'', 1997
*''Myths and Metaphors'', 2002
*''Performing the Self: Occasional Prose, 2003
Anthologies (as editor)
*''Ladlad'', 1994;
*''Ladlad 2'', 1996;
*''The Likhaan Book of Philippine Criticism, 1992–1997''
*''The Likhaan Book of Poetry and Fiction'', 1998 & 2000
*''Bongga Ka 'Day: Gay Quotes to Live by'', 2002
*''Ladlad 3'', 2007
Honors and awards
*
British Council Fellowship Grant to
Cambridge
*
British Academy Fellowship
*
Taipei International Artist-in-Residence
*Visiting ICOPHIL Fellow at the International Institute of Asian Studies,
Leiden, the
Netherlands
*Procyon Poetry Prize
*
National Book Awards
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The Nat ...
from the
Manila Critics Circle
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*
Palanca Awards for Literature
*Philippines Free Press Literary Awards for Poetry
*U.P. Gawad Chancellor for Outstanding Literary Artist,
*U.P. Gawad Chancellor for Outstanding Literary Work,
*U.P. Gawad Chancellor for Outstanding Research
*U.P. Gawad Chancellor as Artist of the Year
*Outstanding Thomasian Writers Award
*29th National Writers' Workshop,
Dumaguete
*U.P. National Writers' Workshop
References
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Filipino non-fiction writers
University of Santo Tomas alumni
Filipino LGBT writers
Living people
University of the Philippines Diliman alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)