Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas Explained

Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas (born Rowena Lopez Tiempo on June 13, 1951)^[1] is a Filipina poet, fiction writer and essayist.^[2]

Personal life and education

She was born to writers Edilberto K. Tiempo and Edith L. Tiempo in Dumaguete, Philippines.^[3] Torrevillas received a bachelor's degree in 1971, and a masters in 1978, both in creative writing. She also received a PhD in English Literature, all from Silliman University.^[4] She married Multimedia artist Lemuel Torrevillas^[5] and together they have a daughter, Lauren Maria Torrevillas Seamans^[6] .

Career

Torrevillas worked for the International Writing Program (IWP) as the associate program coordinator. She worked for the University of Iowa's English department as an adjunct faculty member. Torrevillas has also been the director-in-residence of the Silliman National Writer's Workshop.^[7]

Awards

• The Palanca Award
  • 1977 - Second Prize: Prodigal Season^[8]
  • 1978 - Second Prize: Sunday Morning ^[9]
  • 1979 - First Prize: Behind the Fern^[10]
  • 1980 - First Prize: The Fruit of the Vine' ^[11]
  • 1983 -First Prize: Seeress and Voyager^[1]
• The Distinguished Author award from the Writers Union of the Philippines
• Philippines' National Book Award (1999), (2001)

Works

• Flying Over Kansas: Personal Views (1999)
• The Sea Gypsies Stay (1999)
• The World Comes to Iowa
• Upon the Willows and Other Stories (1980)
• Mountain Sacraments (1991)
• Generic Dreams
• Three Times Three:Three Genres by Three Generations of Tiempo Women
• The Roadrunner

Further reading

• "Philippine Writing Workshop Anniversary Celebrated CLAS Ties." University of Iowa News Services. University of Iowa, 6 July 2011. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. .
• "Philippine Studies."

Notes and References

1. "Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas." Pantikan.com.ph. UP Institute of Creative Writing and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. http://www.panitikan.com.ph/content/rowena-tiempo-torrevillas.
2. Miller, J. (2001). Torrevillas, Rowena Tiempo. In Who's who in contemporary women's writing (p. 323). London: Routledge.
3. News: Look, she can read. Domini M.Torrevillas. August 26, 2004. Philstar.com. Philippine Star.
4. Barclay, Winston. "IWP's Rowena Torrevillas Again Wins the Philippines National Book Award." The University of Iowa News Services, 1 Oct. 2011. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2001/october/1001torrevillas.html
5. Somoza de la Cruz, J. (2011, June 17). Alumni letter April 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://su.edu.ph/article/175-alumni-letter-april
6. News: Pal. Alex. State funeral for National Artist Edith L. Tiempo. 2014-11-28. Dumaguette Metropost. 2011-08-28.
7. Casocot, Ian R. "A Golden Age of Writing." Inquirer.net. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 May 2011. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/2252/a-golden-age-of-writing
8. Web site: The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1977 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021212258/http://geocities.com/palanca_awards/1977.html. dead. 2009-10-21.
9. Web site: THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1978 . webcitation.org . 2014-11-19 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20091022095636/http://geocities.com/palanca_awards/1978.html . October 22, 2009 .
10. Web site: THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1979 . webcitation.org . 2014-11-19 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20091022113101/http://geocities.com/palanca_awards/1979.html . October 22, 2009 .
11. Web site: THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1980 . webcitation.org . 2014-11-19 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20091022034652/http://geocities.com/palanca_awards/1980.html . October 22, 2009 .