NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR LITERATURE  Silliman University – Asia’s longest

running writer’s workshop held in

 JOSE GARCIA VILLA (1908-1997) the city of Dumaguete.

Year of Conferment: 1973 o NOVELS:

 He is considered as a  A Blade of Fern (1978)
powerful literary influence in  The Native Coast (1979)
the country  The Alien Corn (1992)
 Many people think that his
personality and style are o POEMS:
eccentric.  The Track of Babylon and other
 In his works, you will notice his Poems (1966)
use of comma in every word.  The Charmer’s Box and other
 Villa described the style of his Poems (1993)
work as similar to Seurat’s
Architectonic and measured  VIRGILIO S. ALMARIO (1944-
pointillism. Present)
 Pointillism – a painting Year of Conferment: 2003
technique in which the artist
uses small, distinct dots of  Is a Filipino poet historian.
pure color to create an  Born on March 9, 1944 in San
image. Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan.
 has translated for theater
 Villa’s first collection of short production and some of the
story was published under the famous plays of Nick Joaquin
title Footnote to Youth: Tales of  He translated Noli Me Tangere
the Philippines and Others in and El Filibusterismo and
1993 considered by the Manila Critics
Circle as the best version.
 EDITH L. TIEMPO (1919-2011)
 POEMS
 Tiempo’s literary works are often  Makinasyon
described a remarkable fusion  Peregrinasyon
style and substance.  Doktrinang Anak Pawis
 She received several awards  Mga Retrato
 Received the greatest honor as a  Rekwerdo
National Artist for Literature in  Muli, sa Kandungan ng Lupa
1999
 A recipient of the Carlos Palanca  AMADO V. HERNANDEZ (1903-
Memorial Awards for literature for 1970)
the short story “The Black  A writer who is imprisoned for his
Monkey” in 1951. participation in the communist
 founded the Silliman University movement.
National Writers Workshop which  Firmly believed that the writers
was modeled after Iowa Writers play an important role in society.
Workshop in the University of
Iowa.  NOVELS
  Mga Ibong Mandaragit (He wrote  Obtained his journalism
this while in prison) degree from the University of
 Bayang Malaya Wisconsin at Madison in 1931.
 Isang dipang langit  he wrote the “Man of Destiny”
 Luha ng buwaya (1935)
 Tudla at Tudling: Katipunan ng  Spent some of his years
mga Nalathalang tula 1921-1970 working as an assistant to
 Langaw sa isang basong gatas at President Elpidio Quirino.
iba pang kuwento  Study the law and passed the bar
 Magkabilang Mukha ng isang exam in 1940.
Bagol at iba pang kuwento  most of his topics covered war,
politics, art, business and
 CARLOS P. ROMULO (1898-1985) agriculture.

 An envoy, statesman, soldier,  ALEJANDRO R. ROCES (1924-

correspondent, writer and 2011)
founder of the Boy Scouts of the Year of Conferment: 2003
Philippines.
 Already a reporter at the age of  An exceptional writer of comic
16 and became a publisher at short stories.
the age of 32.  one of the finest literary works is
 Awarded a Pulitzer Price in “My brother's peculiar chicken.”
Journalism for the series of  This particular story won an
articles forecasting the outbreak award in University of Arizona
of World War II. and was listed in Martha Foley's
 Body of Works Best american short stories.
 The United (novel)  Wrote several newspaper
 I walked with Heroes columns.
(autobiography)  always focused on the derelict
 I saw the fall of the Philippines aspects of the country's cultural
 Mother America heritage.
 I See the Philippine Rise (war-time  his works have been published in
memoirs) a variety of international
publications.
 Forty Years: A third world soldier  A multi-awarded writer,
at the UN and The Philippine receiving honors and
President. recognitions including the rizal
pro patria and the gawad ccp
 CARLOS L. QUIRINO para sa sining.
Year of conferment: 1997
 LAZARO FRANCISCO (1898-1980)
 A Philippine Biographer. Year of conferment: 2009
 The first filipino to be
recognized as the National  He is considered to be an icon in
Artist in Historical Literature in tagalog writing through his
1997. nationalis and social criticisms.
  1958 he found the  he taught for more than 30 years.
(KAWIKA)Kapatiran ng mga
Alagad ng WIKAng pilipino.  FRANCISCO ARCELLANA (1916-
2002)
 BIENVENIDO LUMBERA (1932- Year of conferment: 1990
Present)
Year of conferment: 2006  One of the greatest poets of his
generation.
 an award winning poet, librettist  Studied in Tondo Intermediate
and scholar. School formerly Manila West High
 published numerous literary and School then later named
creative works. Florentino Torres High School. His
first story with The Torres Torch
 Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa (1993) “The Man Who Would Be Poe.”
 Balaybay: Mga tulang lunot at  One of the pioneers of modern
manibalang (2002) Filipino short stories in English.
 Sa sariling bayan: Apat na  His short stories are written in
dulang may musika (2004) lyrical prose-poetic form
 Agunyas sa hacienda luisita  Exceptional works in fiction
(2004) include “Death in a Factory,””A
 His scholarly work in the field of Clown Remembers,”and “Divided
literary history and criticism are by Two.”
foundational texts in the Philppine
Colleges and Universities.  Poems: (Part of secondary and
tertiary level syllabi in the
 CIRILO F. BAUTISTA (1941-2018) country)
Year of conferment: 2014  The Other Woman
 To Touch You
 A highly praised poet, fictionist  I Touched Her
and essayist.
 a palanca hall of famer, winning  N.V.M. GONZALEZ (1915-1999)
countless awards and honors, Year of conferment: 1997
including the national book
awards, gawad jose corazon de  Received a Rockefeller
jesus, and gawad ccp para sa Foundation Fellowship which
sining. allowed him to study in Stanford
 1998, bautista was named winner University and Columbia
of the Philippine centennial prize University.
for epic poetry.  A famed poet, short story writer,
 his works include the following: essayist, professor, and recipient
 Trilogy of saint lazarus (2001) of numerous recognitions.
 Believe and Betray: New and  His exemplary works have been
collected peoms (2006) published in several languages
 Galaw ng Asoge (2004) including Filipino, English,
 the house of true desire: essays Chinese, German, Russian and
about life and literature (2011) Indonesian.
 things happen: poems 2012  Famous Works:
(2014)  The Winds of April (1941)
  A Season of Grace (1956)
 The Bamboo Dancers (1988)

 NICK JOAQUIN (1917-2004)

Year of conferment: 1976

 He worked as a journalist for most

of his life
 Pioneering literary journalism
which is the reportage of actual
events that employs literary
techniques.
 Considered as “The People’s
Writer”
 “Quijano de Manila” (his pen
name for some of his works)
 First Short Stories:
 The Sorrows of Vaudeville (1937)
 Renowned Works:
 The Woman Who Had Two Navels,
A Portriat of the Artist as Filipino:
An Elegy in Three Scenes, Manila,
My Manila: A History for the
Young….

 F SIONIL JOSE (1924-)

Year of conferment: 2001

 Prolific Filipino writer whose works

have been translated in more
than 20 languages.
 His works represent the social
underpinnings of class struggles
and colonialism in the society.
 F SIONIL JOSE
 Popular Novel: The Pretenders
 Famous Work: The Rosales Saga
that includes
 The Pretenders, Tree,
 My Brother, My Executioner,
Mass, and Po-on.
 Founder of the Philippine chapter
of the international organization
PEN. (1999)