Edgar Calabia Samar

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Edgar Calabia Samar
Born February 18, 1981 (1981-02-18) (age 27)
San Pablo City, Philippines Flag of the Philippines
Occupation Poet, Fictionist, Teacher
Nationality Filipino Flag of the Philippines
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Edgar Calabia Samar (born 1981) is a poet and fictionist from San Pablo City, Philippines. He has received the Palanca Awards for his poetry collections and futuristic fiction. He has also been awarded the PBBY-Salanga Writer's Prize, the NCCA Writer's Prize for the Novel, the Gantimpalang Collantes sa Sanaysay, and the Gawad Surian sa Tula. His latest book, Pag-aabang sa Kundiman: Isang Tulambuhay, was nominated for the National Book Award.

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[edit] Life

Samar was born on 18 February 1981 in San Pablo City, Philippines. He attended a diocesan catholic school, the Liceo de San Pablo, from grade school to high school (1988-1998) before he entered the Ateneo de Manila University where he finished his AB in Psychology (2002) and MA in Filipino Literature (2004). In Ateneo, he became a member of Heights for four years (1998-2002).

Samar teaches Philippine Literature and Creative Writing at the Ateneo de Manila University. He served as President of Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika at Anyo in 2002-2004, and now acts as moderator of Heights. He has served as panelist to several national writers workshops in the Philippines. He also directed the 7th Ateneo National Writers Workshop held in October 2007 at the Sacred Heart Novitiate in Quezon City. He currently lives in Marikina City.

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[edit] Books

[edit] Poetry

[edit] Awards, Grants, Fellowships

  • 2007 Gantimpalang Collantes sa Sanaysay, Second Prize for "Tungo sa Pag-awit ng Inadung"
  • 2007 46th UP National Writers Workshop, Fellow for Poetry in Filipino
  • 2005 NCCA Writer's Prize, Grand Prize for Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog
  • 2004 Gawad Surian sa Tula, Grand Prize for "Kung Bakit Tayo Nakikinig sa Alamat"
  • 2004 PBBY-Salanga Writer's Prize, Honorable Mention for "Magkano Papuntang Antipolo?"
  • 2004 Palanca Awards for Poetry in Filipino, First Prize for "Tayong Lumalakad Nang Matulin"
  • 2003 Palanca Awards for Future Fiction in Filipino, Second Prize for "Project: EYOD"
  • 2003 1st Iyas-La Salle National Writers' Workshop, Fellow for Poetry in Filipino
  • 2002 Palanca Awards for Poetry in Filipino, Second Prize for "Pag-aabang sa Kundiman at Iba Pang Tula"
  • 2002 PBBY-Salanga Writer's Prize, Grand Prize for "Uuwi na ang Nanay Kong si Darna!"
  • 2001 38th UP National Writers Workshop, Fellow for Poetry in Filipino
  • 2000 1st UST National Writers' Workshop, Fellow for Poetry in Filipino
  • 1999 6th Ateneo-Heights Writers' Workshop, Fellow for Poetry in Filipino
  • 1997 National Schools Press Conference, Second Place for Editorial Writing in Filipino

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