publications
May 6, 2009
Poetry
- “Gutôm” and “Oda sa Hilera ng mga Naka-rolyong Beinte Pesos sa Salamin ng Jeep”, Sitting Amok XIV, University of the Philippines Quill Literary Folio, 2005.
- “Storytellers“, elimae, August 15, 2009.
- “News About the End of the World”, The Houston Literary Review, September 2009.
- “Cliffhangers”, Philippines Free Press, October 2009.
Short Stories
- “An Italian Dish”, Story Philippines, August 2007.
- “Caramel”, Philippines Graphic, 20 August 2007.
- “Two Daughters”, Philippines Graphic, 1 October 2007.
- “Ida”, Philippines Graphic, 28 January 2008.
- “War-torn”, Philippines Graphic, 5 May 2008. (alternate link)
- “An Abduction by Mermaids”, Philippines Free Press, April 26, 2008. (link)
- “Incidental Light”, Philippines Free Press, January 3, 2009.
- “Parallel”, Philippine Speculative Fiction IV, February 28, 2009.
- “Night Out“, Expanded Horizons, May 31, 2009.
- “Earthset“, Philippines Graphic, June 15, 2009. (alternate link)
- “Hotel“, Philippines Graphic, August 24, 2009.
- “Reunion”, Philippines Free Press, September 12, 2009.
- “The Just World of Helena Jimenez“, The Farthest Shore: Fantasy from the Philippines, October 2, 2009. (Rocket Kapre interview here.)
- “I Am the City“, Expanded Horizons, November 3, 2009.
- “Brothers”, Cantaraville, forthcoming.
Flash Fiction
- “Once, in a small town”, Very Short Stories for Harried Readers, a Milflores flash fiction anthology, 2007.
Competitions
- “Sugar Pi”, 3rd Prize, 11th Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio Literary Awards, Short Story Category, 2005.
- “A Narrative of Political Striptease“, Grand Prize, 1st Alpha Phi Omega Student Essay-Writing Contest, 2007.
- “An Abduction by Mermaids”, Finalist, Philippines Free Press Literary Awards, 2009.
- “Reportage“, 2nd Prize, 59th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Poetry Category, 2009.
- “Jeremy’s Magic Well”, Winner, Gig Book Storywriting Contest, 2009.
Note: I recommend the alternate links.
“The Just World of Helena Jimenez”, The Farthest Shore: Fantasy from the Philippines, forthcoming.

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October 30, 2009 at 10:14 am
are these what you wrote? u must be a good and effective writer i believe.. ;p
November 2, 2009 at 4:46 am
oh yes, thanks stephanie.
do i know you? how did you end up on my site? (just curious) :p
November 2, 2009 at 10:33 am
er i mean yes i wrote these, not sure about the “good and effective writer” part LOL
November 20, 2009 at 7:34 am
hi eliza! Just stumbled upon your blog right after reading your award-winning piece, Reportage. You’re AHmazing. Not to sound cheesy but you really motivated me to write again. Keep it up and always stay grounded.
November 23, 2009 at 8:08 am
why thank you very much Arthur!