Josh Paradeza

Si Josh Paradeza ay isang manunulat tubong Zambales. Napabilang na siya sa iba’t-ibang palihan gaya ng Iyas National Writers’ Workshop, Palihang Rogelio Sicat, Amelia Lapena Bonifacio Writers Workshop, at Ateneo National Writers Workshop. Pinagpala rin siyang magwagi sa ilang mga patimpalak sa panitikan, kabilang ang Normal Awards at Palanca Awards, maging para sa experimental short films. Mababasa ang ilan sa mga isinulat niya sa Maramihan Anthology at Agos Journal. Sa kasalukuyan, sinusubukan niyang isapapel ang mga tinatanaw na posibilidad ng queer narratives—o anumang attributes nito—at kung paanong ang kwento ay sabay na pagbubuo ng mundo sa sarili at pagbubuo ng sarili sa mundo. Mahilig siya sa tokwa.

Awards

Gawad Efren Abueg (2013) – Pinakamahusay na Lathalain
DLSU Annual Awards for Literature (2016) – Honorable Mention, Poetry
TVUP WebXhibition (2021) – 2nd Place, Experimental
Normal Awards for Gender-Inclusive Literature (2021) – 2nd Place, Sanaysay
Life UPdates (2022) – 1st Runner-Up, Maikling Kwento (September)
Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards (2022) – 3rd Place, Maikling Kwento

Fellowships

Iyas La Salle National Writers’ Workshop (2019)
Palihang Rogelio Sicat (2021)
Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio Writers Workshop (2022)
Ateneo National Writers Workshop (2024)

Literary Works

“Lubos” – Maramihan Anthology, Ateneo de Manila University Press (2022)
“Pula” – Climate Migration Stories, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (2023)
“Perla, Ang Kalbong Sirena” – Agos Journal, Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, University of the Philippines Diliman (2023)
“Kung sa Bawat Pagtawag ay Pagtawid sa Gubat” – Katipunan Journal, Ateneo de Manila University (2024)

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