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Neni Sta. Romana Cruz: Children's Media Advocate

This document provides biographies of four notable Filipino writers: 1. Flor Marie "Neni" Sta. Romana Cruz is an award-winning writer of children's literature who has received the National Book Award. She has taught writing and headed the Children's Media Center. 2. Bienvenido Lumbera is a poet, critic, and dramatist who received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism. He has published several works of poetry and fiction. 3. Manuel Arguilla wrote short stories in English highlighting Ilocano culture. He received first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest and was involved in publishing and censorship boards. 4. Bernard Julian "BJ

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Neni Sta. Romana Cruz: Children's Media Advocate

This document provides biographies of four notable Filipino writers: 1. Flor Marie "Neni" Sta. Romana Cruz is an award-winning writer of children's literature who has received the National Book Award. She has taught writing and headed the Children's Media Center. 2. Bienvenido Lumbera is a poet, critic, and dramatist who received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism. He has published several works of poetry and fiction. 3. Manuel Arguilla wrote short stories in English highlighting Ilocano culture. He received first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest and was involved in publishing and censorship boards. 4. Bernard Julian "BJ

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  • Bienvenido Lumbera
  • Flor Marie "Nen" Sta. Romana Cruz
  • Bernard Julian “BJ” Patino

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Flor Marie “Neni”Sta. Romana CruzBiographyEducationoSt. Scholastica’s College–graduatedCum


laudeoAteneo de Manila University-holds master’s degree in English LiteratureoMichigan State
University-tookcourses in children’s literaturePersonal Informationoan award-winning writer, an
accomplished educator, a noted children’s book critic, a reading advocate and freelance
[Link] Works“You Know You’re Filipino If....,” 1997“Don’t Take a Bath on a Friday:
Philippine Superstitions and Folk Beliefs,”1996“Ngalang Pinoy: A Primer on Filipino
Wordplay,”2005Awards and Achievements1993 National Book Award for Children’s LiteratureNational
Book Award citation for excellence in [Link]/OrganizationsChair member of Philippine Board
on Books for Young People (PBBY)Board member of “Sa Aklat Sisikat” FoundationTriviaNeni taught
writing to talented elementary school students at International School-Manila, where she headed the
Children’s Media [Link]Make sure you
countReferences[Link]

Bienvenido LumberaBiographyEducationoUniversity of Santo Tomas-pursue a degree in


journalismoComparative Literature at Indiana University-completed his M.A. and then his Ph.D.Personal
Informationoborn on April 11, 1932oa Filipino poet, critic and [Link]Likhang
DiwaRama HariLikhang DilaAwards and AchievementsRamon Magsaysay Award for
JournalismLiterature and Creative Communication Arts in 1993the Gawad CCPGawad Pambansang
Alagad ni BalagtasManila Critics' Circle and the PalancaNational Artist for
LiteratureAffiliations/OrganizationsUP Institute of Creative Writing-Board of AdvisersTriviaHe has
gained Professor Emeritus status in the University of the [Link]The words lie on the page
and the writer has an extended opportunity to imprint on his reader every meaning and nuance distilled
from [Link][Link]

Manuel ArguillaBiographyEducationoUniversity of the Philippines-Bachelor of Arts in


EducationPersonal Informationowas an Ilocano who wrote in [Link] Works"How My Brother
Leon Brought Home a Wife."“Midsummer”“Long Vacation”Awards and
AchievementsCommonwealth Literary Contestfirst prizeAffiliations/OrganizationsUP Writers' Club–
memberThe Literary Apprentice-editorBureau of Public Welfare-managing editorBureau of Public
Welfare-Board of CensorsTriviaHe secretly established a guerilla intelligence unit against the Japanese
during World War [Link]“If you stop working,you will stop
living"References[Link]
Bernard Julian “BJ”PatinoBiographyEducationoAteneo de Manila University-graduateoAteneo de Manila
University-masteral degree in Literature.Personal Informationois currently a faculty member of the
English Department at the Ateneo de Manila [Link] of Mindanao News and
Information Cooperative CenterSample WorkNinth Day‘My, the tree you wanted planted beside you is
here, was here all along. Lucky [Link] now, you are in heaven now —you are beyond these things
thatpeople merely say. You are larger, like this tree taller than any of [Link] over me.Late
MourningApo on the wallAwards and AchievementsAffiliations/OrganizationsDavao Writers Guild–
memberthe Mindanao project–project managerTriviaHe is currently working towards a masters
degree in [Link]http://

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