Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas

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Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas
Born
Rowena Lopez Tiempo

(1951-06-13) June 13, 1951 (age 72)
Dumaguete, Philippines
Alma materSilliman University
Occupation(s)Poet, fiction writer, essayist
EmployerUniversity of Iowa
SpouseLemuel Torrevillas
ChildrenLauren Maria Torrevillas Seamans
Parent(s) Edilberto K. Tiempo
Edith L. Tiempo

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

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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]

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