Merlie M. Alunan

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Merlie M. Alunan
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Born (1943-12-14) December 14, 1943 (age 80)
Dingle, Iloilo
Education Silliman University
Genre poetry, short story, essays
Notable works
  • Amina among the Angels (1997)
  • Tales of the Spider Woman (2010)
Notable awards

Merlie M. Alunan (born December 14, 1943) is a multi-awarded Filipina poet, teacher and mentor, and cultural worker in the Visayas.

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Life

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 taught Literature and Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College. [1] She was awarded Professor Emeritus of the UP Visayas in 2008 upon her retirement. She lives in Tacloban City.

Honors and awards

Local awards, honors, and distinctions

Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature [2]
YearTitle of work/sCategoryAward
1985"The Gift Supreme"Poetry in EnglishThird Prize, co-winner
1988"Poems for Amina"Poetry in EnglishFirst Prize
1991"Poems of a Season"Poetry in EnglishSecond Prize
1992"Dream of the Blue Gypsy and Other Poems"Poetry in EnglishFirst Prize
1995"Amina Among the Angels and Other Poems"Poetry in EnglishThird Prize
2007"Pamato"Short Story in CebuanoFirst Prize
2010"Tales of the Spiderwoman"Poetry in EnglishFirst Prize
National Book Awards - Philippines (Manila Critics Circle and the National Book Development Board)
Year givenTitle of workCategoryAward
37th National Book Awards, 20182019Running with Ghosts and Other PoemsBest Book of Poetry in EnglishWinner [3]
37th National Book Awards, 20182019Tinalunay Hinugpong nga Panurat nga WinarayBest Anthology in EnglishWinner [4]
36th National Book Awards, 20172018Susumaton: Oral Narratives of LeyteBest Anthology in WarayWinner [5]
35th National Book Awards, 20162017Sa Atong Dila Introduction to Visayan LiteratureBest Translated BookWinner [6]
32nd National Book Awards, 20122013Pagdakop sa Bulalakaw ug uban pang mga BalakPhilippine Literary Arts Council Prize for Poetry in the English LanguageFinalist [7]
31st National Book Awards, 20112012Tales of the SpiderwomanPhilippine Literary Arts Council Prize for Poetry in the English LanguageFinalist [8]

International awards, honors, and distinctions

Works

Edited non-literary anthologies

Edited literary anthologies

Anthologies

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