Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas

Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas
Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas
Born	Rowena Lopez Tiempo; June 13, 1951 (age 73); Dumaguete, Philippines
Alma mater	Silliman University
Occupation(s)	Poet, fiction writer, essayist
Employer	University of Iowa
Spouse	Lemuel Torrevillas
Children	Lauren Maria Torrevillas Seamans
Parent(s)	Edilberto K. Tiempo ; Edith L. Tiempo

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.^[4] 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^{[citation needed]}
Philippines' National Book Award (1999), (2001)^{[citation needed]}

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

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Miller, J. (2001). Torrevillas, Rowena Tiempo. In Who's who in contemporary women's writing (p. 323). London: Routledge.
^ Domini M.Torrevillas (August 26, 2004). "Look, she can read". Philstar.com. Philippine Star.
^ ^a ^b 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
^ 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
^ Pal, Alex (2011-08-28). "State funeral for National Artist Edith L. Tiempo". Dumaguette Metropost. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
^ 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
^ "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1977". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21.
^ "THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1978". webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1979". webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1980". webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)