This totally made my day!
The writer and academic John Iremil Teodoro wrote about me and my work in his column in the Iloilo newspaper, the Daily Guardian. John writes about some of my books which he has enjoyed, my novel, MAGDALENA, and ACAPULCO AT SUNSET AND OTHER STORIES, among others.
In his article, he mentions our June 8, 2025 launch of HOW I BECAME A WRITER: ESSAYS BY FILIPINO AND FILIPINO AMERICAN WRITERS (Vibal), which includes 22 top notch Filipino writers, John included. John himself has published 20 books and received the prestigious SEA Write Award from the Kingdom of Thailand -- no small feat.
The other writers in HOW I BECAME A WRITER are: Merlie Alunan, Ian Casocot, Linda Ty-Casper, Aileen Cassinetto, Kristian Sendon Cordero, Neni Sta. Romana Cruz, Jose Dalisay, Noelle Q. De Jesus, Allan N. Derain, Migs Bravo Dutt, Yvette Fernandez, Caroline Hau, Luisa A. Igloria, Paulino Lim, Jr., Tony Perez (who recently passed away, RIP), Elmer Omar Pizo, Joel Pablo Salud, Eileen Tabios, Jack Wigley, and yours truly.
The writers in HOW I BECAME A WRITER have such wonderful honest write-ups about what led them to become these fine accomplished creative writers, prompting Resil Mojares (Philippine National Artist in Literature to say:
"How I Became a Writer: Essays by Filipino and Filipino American Writers offers intimate, fine-grained accounts in the making of what constitutes contemporary Philippine literature, provided by a remarkable set of Filipino writers in the Philippines and abroad, It is a book to be treasured."
Yes, I'm plugging this fine collection, because I'm genuinely proud of the writers in this book. You can pick up a copy from Lazada and Vibal Shop. It will eventually be listed in Amazon. To those in the US, dying to have a copy, message me.
Thank you, John for honoring me with your article.
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