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| Born | December 14, 1943 Dingle, Iloilo |
| Education | Silliman University |
| Genre | poetry, short story, essays |
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Merlie M. Alunan (born December 14, 1943) is a Filipina poet.
Merlie M. Alunan | |
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| Born | December 14, 1943 Dingle, Iloilo |
| Education | Silliman University |
| Genre | poetry, short story, essays |
| Notable works |
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| Notable awards |
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Merlie M. Alunan (born December 14, 1943) is a Filipina poet.
Merlie M. Alunan was born December 14, 1943, in Dingle, Iloilo. Alunan graduated from Silliman University with an MA in creative writing in 1974. She teaches at the Creative Writing Center, [1] University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College. [2] She lives in Tacloban City.
| Year | Title of work/s | Category | Award |
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| 1985 | "The Gift Supreme" | Poetry in English | Third Prize, co-winner |
| 1988 | "Poems for Amina" | Poetry in English | First Prize |
| 1991 | "Poems of a Season" | Poetry in English | Second Prize |
| 1992 | "Dream of the Blue Gypsy and Other Poems" | Poetry in English | First Prize |
| 1995 | "Amina Among the Angels and Other Poems" | Poetry in English | Third Prize |
| 2007 | "Pamato" | Short Story in Cebuano | First Prize |
| 2010 | "Tales of the Spiderwoman" | Poetry in English | First Prize |
| Year given | Title of work | Category | Award | |
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| 37th National Book Awards, 2018 | 2019 | Running with Ghosts and Other Poems | Best Book of Poetry in English | Winner [4] |
| 37th National Book Awards, 2018 | 2019 | Tinalunay Hinugpong nga Panurat nga Winaray | Best Anthology in English | Winner [5] |
| 36th National Book Awards, 2017 | 2018 | Susumaton: Oral Narratives of Leyte | Best Anthology in Waray | Winner [6] |
| 35th National Book Awards, 2016 | 2017 | Sa Atong Dila Introduction to Visayan Literature | Best Translated Book | Winner [7] |
| 32nd National Book Awards, 2012 | 2013 | Pagdakop sa Bulalakaw ug uban pang mga Balak | Philippine Literary Arts Council Prize for Poetry in the English Language | Finalist [8] |
| 31st National Book Awards, 2011 | 2012 | Tales of the Spiderwoman | Philippine Literary Arts Council Prize for Poetry in the English Language | Finalist [9] |
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