Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas

In this Philippine name  for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Lopez, the birth surname or paternal family name is Tiempo, and the marital name is Torrevillas.

Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas
Born	Rowena Lopez Tiempo (1951-06-13) June 13, 1951 (age 74) Dumaguete, Philippines
Alma mater	Silliman University
Occupation(s)	Poet, fiction writer, essayist
Employer	University of Iowa
Spouse	Lemuel Torrevillas
Children	Lauren Maria Torrevillas Seamans
Parent(s)	Edilberto K. Tiempo Edith L. Tiempo

Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas (born Rowena Lopez Tiempo; June 13, 1951) ^[1] is a Filipina poet, fiction writer and essayist. ^[2]

Personal life and education

She was born to writers Edilberto K. Tiempo and Edith L. Tiempo in Dumaguete, Philippines. ^[3] Torrevillas received a bachelor's degree in 1971, and a masters in 1978, both in creative writing. She also received a PhD in English Literature, all from Silliman University. ^[4] She married Multimedia artist Lemuel Torrevillas ^[5] and together they have a daughter, Lauren Maria Torrevillas Seamans ^[6] .

Career

Torrevillas worked for the International Writing Program (IWP) as the associate program coordinator. She worked for the University of Iowa's English department as an adjunct faculty member. ^[4] Torrevillas has also been the director-in-residence of the Silliman National Writer's Workshop. ^[7]

Awards

• The Palanca Award
  • 1977 - Second Prize: Prodigal Season ^[8]
  • 1978 - Second Prize: Sunday Morning ^[9]
  • 1979 - First Prize: Behind the Fern ^[10]
  • 1980 - First Prize: The Fruit of the Vine ^[11]
  • 1983 -First Prize: Seeress and Voyager ^[1]
• The Distinguished Author award from the Writers Union of the Philippines^{[ citation needed ]}
• Philippines' National Book Award (1999), (2001)^{[ citation needed ]}

Works

• Flying Over Kansas: Personal Views (1999)
• The Sea Gypsies Stay (1999)
• The World Comes to Iowa
• Upon the Willows and Other Stories (1980)
• Mountain Sacraments (1991)
• Generic Dreams
• Three Times Three:Three Genres by Three Generations of Tiempo Women
• The Roadrunner

References

1. "Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas." Pantikan.com.ph. UP Institute of Creative Writing and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. http://www.panitikan.com.ph/content/rowena-tiempo-torrevillas.
2. Miller, J. (2001). Torrevillas, Rowena Tiempo. In Who's who in contemporary women's writing (p. 323). London: Routledge.
3. Domini M.Torrevillas (August 26, 2004). "Look, she can read". Philstar.com. Philippine Star.
4. Barclay, Winston. "IWP's Rowena Torrevillas Again Wins the Philippines National Book Award." The University of Iowa News Services, 1 Oct. 2011. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2001/october/1001torrevillas.html
5. Somoza de la Cruz, J. (2011, June 17). Alumni letter April 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://su.edu.ph/article/175-alumni-letter-april
6. Pal, Alex (2011-08-28). "State funeral for National Artist Edith L. Tiempo". Dumaguette Metropost. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
7. Casocot, Ian R. "A Golden Age of Writing." Inquirer.net. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 May 2011. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/2252/a-golden-age-of-writing
8. "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1977". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21.
9. "THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1978". webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
10. "THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1979". webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
11. "THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1980". webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-19.

Further reading

• "Philippine Writing Workshop Anniversary Celebrated CLAS Ties." University of Iowa News Services. University of Iowa, 6 July 2011. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. <http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/news/2011/07/6philippine.shtml>.
• "Philippine Studies."