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Premyadong manunulat sa Kinaray-a, Filipino, Hiligaynon, at Ingles si JOHN IREMIL E. TEODORO na tubong-San Jose de Buenavista, Antique. Ilang beses nang nanalo ng Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature at ng National Book Award mula sa Manila Critics Circle at National Book Development Board. Associate Professor siya ng wikang Filipino, literatura, at malikhaing pagsulat sa College of Arts and Sciences ng Miriam College, Lungsod Quezon. Nagtapos siya ng M.F.A. Creative Writing sa De La Salle University-Manila kung saan siya nag-aaral ng Ph.D. in Literature sa kasalukuyan. Kilala rin siyang kritiko ng Literaturang Hiligaynon. Nakatira siya ngayon sa kaniyang maliit ngunit makulay na bahay sa Rosario, Lungsod Pasig.

Mga Award, Grant, at Fellowship

2011
Fellow, 50th U.P. National Writers Workshop
University of the Philippines Likhaan Institute of Creative Writing

2009
Co-winner, Best Screenplay for the indie film “Wanted: Border”
Fifth Cinema One Originals (2009)
ABS-CBN

2008
Golden Harvest Awardee
(One of the 50 Outstanding Anthonians)
St. Anthony’s College Golden Jubilee

2008
Busalian Award for Kinaray-a Writing
Busalian Foundation and St. Anthony’s College

2008
Fellow, All-Visayas U.P. Centennial Creative Writing Workshop
Sponsored by U.P.V. Tacloban and the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
November 30-December 6, 2008

2008
Winner, National Book Award for Creative Nonfiction
Manila Critics Circle and the National Book Development Board
(for book of essays Pagmumuni-muni at Pagtatalak ng Sirenang
Nagpapanggap na Prinsesa)

2008
Bugal kang Antique Award for Culture and the Arts
A life-time achievement award from the Antique Provincial Government

2006
Finalist, National Book Award for Poetry
Manila Critics Circle
(for poetry book Kung ang Tula ay Pwedeng Pambili ng Lalaki)

2005
Most Distinguished Alumnus
St. Anthony’s College High School Alumni Association

2005
Third Prize
Short Story in Filipino
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

2004
Third Prize
Short Story in Hiligaynon
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

2004
One of the 100 Outstanding Augustinians of the Century
(For Culture and the Arts)
University of San Agustin

2004
Citation of Merit
As moderator of the The Augustinian
Department of Tourism, Region VI

2003
Third Prize
Essay in Filipino
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

2002
Third Prize
Short Story in Hiligaynon
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

2001
Most Outstanding Alumnus
St. Anthony’s College
San Jose de Buenavista, Antique

2000-2001
Writing Fellow for Filipino Poetry
Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing and Research Center
De La Salle University-Manila

1998
Second Prize
HomeLife Poetry Contest – Filipino Category

1997
Second Prize
Full-length play in Filipino
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

1997
Third Prize
Panorama Literary Contest – Poetry Category

1997
Second Prize
HomeLife Poetry Contest – Filipino Category

1995
Fellow for Poetry
Second Iligan National Writers Workshop
Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology

1994
First Prize for Filipino Category and
First Prize for Hiligaynon Category
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
All-West Visayan Poetry Contest

1994
Third Prize
HomeLife Poetry Contest – Filipino Category

1993
Grantee for Filipino Poetry
Cultural Center of the Philippines Literature Grants

1992
First Prize
Gawad Ka Amado Para sa Tula