Edgardo Maranan
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Edgardo B. Maranan (November 7, 1946 – May 8, 2018) was a Filipino poet, essayist, fiction writer, playwright, translator and writer of children's stories. He wrote in Filipino and in English.
Early life[edit]
He was born in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines in 1946. He grew up in Baguio, where he finished his high school education.[1]
He represented the Philippines at the 1963 New York Herald Tribune World Youth Forum at the age of 16. At the age of 18, he joined Kabataang Makabayan and became a student activist He became a professor at the University of the Philippines from 1970-1972 where he taught political science and joined the underground movement when martial law was declared by Marcos.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
In 1985, he was the Philippine fellow at the Iowa International Writing program.[2] He also became the National fellow for the poetry of the University of the Philippines creative writing center in 1988. He became a panelist at the Ubud Writers Festival in Bali in 2007. And he also served as a foreign information officer of the Philippine Embassy in London.[citation needed]
He returned to the Philippines in the late 2006 and had been a freelance writer.[citation needed]
Death and legacy[edit]
Maranan died on May 8, 2018.[1]
Awards[edit]
- Palanca Awards first prize winning works[2][3]
- 1978 Ang Panahon ni Cristy - Full-length play
- 1984 Voyage: Poem - Poetry
- 1989 Pamana ng Bundok - Children's Short story
- 1992 Island and Hinterland - Essay
- 2000 Tabon and Other Poems - Poetry
In 2000 he was inducted into the Palanca Hall of Fame. [4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ed Maranan, 'one of the most prolific Filipino writers', writes 30". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Winning Works". Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. 21 Jan 2021.
- ^ "Directory of Palanca winners". Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Awardees". Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.
External links[edit]
- Edgar B. Maranan: Open Library (2008). Retrieved March 28, 2017 from, https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1206744A/Edgar_B._Maranan
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Edgardo B. Maranan