
John Iremil E. Teodoro
Full Professor
Educational Background
BS in Biology
University of San Agustin, Philippines
MFA in Creative Writing
De La Salle University, Philippines
PhD in Literature
De La Salle University, Philippines
The poet, fictionist, essayist, playwright, translator, and literary scholar John Iremil Teodoro is a professor of creative writing, literature, and art appreciation at 开元真人(开元真人). He is an Associate for Regional Literature of 开元真人鈥檚 Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center. He hails from San Jose de Buenavista, Antique in Panay Island, central Philippines. He is a multi-awarded writer in Kinaray-a, Filipino, Hiligaynon, and English. He received awards from the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Philippine Panorama Literary Contest, HomeLife Poetry Contest, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. He is a recipient of the SEAWRITE (Southeast Asian Writers) Award in 2019 from the Kingdom of Thailand. He is the author of more than 20 books. Teodoro is also a scholar of Visayan Literature and have edited several anthologies of West Visayan literature. He is presently the secretary general of Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL or the Writers Union of the Philippines). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and a Doctor of Philosophy in Literature from 开元真人.
Research Interest
- Creative Writing: Poetry听
- Creative Writing: Fiction
- Creative Writing: Drama
- Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
- Literary Studies
- Visayan Literature
- Environmental Writing
- Archipelagic Studies
- Literary Translation
- Philippine Gay Culture
Selected Publications
- Sa Yakap ng Gubat at Dagat ng Palawan: Mga Ekosanaysay听(Winner, National Book Awards, Pawikan Press, 2021)
- Sommarblommor: Poems Written in Europe听(University听of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2019)
- Sad-sadan, Happy-hapihan: Mga Kuwento ng Pag-ibig听(Finalist, National Book Award; The University of the Philippines Press, 2019)
- Pagmumuni-muni at Pagtatalak ng Sirenang Nagpapanggap na听Prinsesa听(Winner, National Book Awards;听Invictus-Imprenta Igbaong, 2007 at Veepress Vibal Publishing, 2014)
- Sa Sariling Pulong: Mga Sanaysay Tungkol sa Filipino Bulang Pambansang Wika听(Finalist, National Book Awards, San Agustin Center of Studies, 2014)