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About the Author
Leoncio P. Deriada is Professor Emeritus of UP in the Visayas. He has a Ph.D. in English and Literature (Creative Writing) from Silliman University (1981), an M.A. in English from Xavier University (1970), and an A.B. major in English from the Ateneo de Davao (1959). He finished high school at the Davao City High School (1955).
A noted teacher and writer, he has been chosen Metrobank Outstanding Teacher (2002) and elevated to the Palanca Hall of Fame (2001). His latest awards are Gawad CCP sa Sining (Literature) (2015), Kampeon ng Wika from the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2014) and Lifetime Achievement Award in Literature from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (2013).
He has written and edited more than twenty books since 1984. His first novel, People on Guerrero Street, was co-winner of the National Book Award for the Novel in English (2004).
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