Allied Works

El Folk-Lore Filipino, tomo II : bagong salin sa Filipino ng orihinal na tekstong Español
(co-translator), National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2022

John Enrico Torralba

John Enrico C. Torralba was a fellow of the UP National Writers Workshop in 1994 in Baguio City. He earned a BS in Commerce major in Legal Management and an MA in Philippine Studies from De La Salle University. Some of his works have won awards from the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards and the Talaang Ginto of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF).

He previously taught at both the elementary and college levels and is currently a government employee. He is also a member of LIRA and UMPIL.

Awards

Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature 2002, 3rd Prize, Kuwentong Pambata;
Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature 20011, 3rd Prize, Tulang Pambata;
Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature 20012, 1st Prize, Tulang Pambata;
Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature 20014, 3rd Prize, Tula para sa mga Bata
Talaang Ginto: Makata ng Taon 2010, 2nd Prize
Talaang Ginto: Makata ng Taon 2011, 1st Honorable Mention
Talaang Ginto: Makata ng Taon 2013, 2nd Prize
Talaang Ginto: Makata ng Taon 2014, 3rd Prize

Fellowships

UP National Writers Workshop – 1994; 3rd Iligan National Writers Workshop – Literature Teachers Seminar Writing Fellow – 1996

Literary Works

Estranghero at Iba Pang Tula, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2005

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