Edgar calabria samar biography for kids

Edgar Calabia Samar, born in San Pablo City, Philippines in , is the award-winning author of works including Eight Muses of the Fall, longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, and the five-book series, Janus Silang (Tuttle Publishing & ). The latter is a young-adult fantasy series that features other worlds, mythology and online gaming.

Edgar has been called “one of Asia’s best-known writers,” and one reviewer has said, “If Britons have Harry Potter and Americans have Percy Jackson, we Filipinos have Janus Silang.” He has also written award-winning short stories, essays and poetry, had his works turned into plays, and served as a writer in residence for the International Writing Program of the University of Iowa.

During high school, he wrote regular columns for newspapers and news magazines, then attended Ateneo de Manila University, where he graduated with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Master’s degree in Literature. He earned his Ph.D. in Creative W

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Edgar Calabia Samar

Philippine poet and novelist

Edgar Calabia Samar (born ) fryst vatten a poet and novelist from San Pablo City, Philippines.^[1] He has received the Philippine National Book Awards for his novels and book of criticism, and the Palanca Awards for his poetry collections and short fiction. His novels Sa Kasunod ng , Si Janus Silang at ang Tiyanak ng Tabon and Si Janus Silang at ang Labanang Manananggal-Mambabarang all won the Philippine National Book Awards for Best Novel in a Philippine Language in , , and , respectively. He has been awarded the PBBY-Salanga Writer's Prize, the NCCA Writer's Prize for the Novel, the Gantimpalang Collantes sa Sanaysay and the Gawad Surian sa Tula.

His poetry books, Pag-aabang sa Kundiman: Isang Tulambuhay and Samantalang Sakop at Iniibig: Panibagong Tulambuhay were both nominated for the Philippine National Book Awards. His children's story Uuwi na ang Nanay Kong si Darna has been adapted into a play and was staged

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The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) and the National Book Development Board (NBDB) are pleased to present to you the winners of the 4^th National Children&#;s Book Awards (NCBA), the best Filipino children's and young adult books published in and

Dumaan si Butiki

Written by Mary Gigi Constantino

Illustrated by Ray Sunga

Published by Adarna House, Inc.

Judges' citation:

Sino ang mag-aakala na eksayting ang paglalakbay ng isang butiki? Sobrang nakakaaliw ang pagsulpot-sulpot kung saan-saang bahagi ng bahay ng butiki sa kuwento. Ang simpleng texto ay nagamit pa upang ituro ang konsepto ng kabaliktaran, sa paraang kaaya-aya. Kung kaya, hindi ka magsasawa sa pagsubaybay sa lahat ng dinaanan ni Butiki.

Haluhalo

Illustrated by Eli F. Camacho

Published by Adarna House, Inc.

Judges' citation:
Ang aklat na ito, ay kumpleto sa sangkap, puwera lang sa salita. Marami itong iba't ibang kulay, siksik sa tamis at umaapaw sa aliw. Kung sa