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This list of Filipino writers is organized by the first letter in the surname. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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Philippine literature in English has its roots in the efforts of the United States, then engaged in a war with Filipino nationalist forces at the end of the 19th century. By 1901, public education was institutionalized in the Philippines , with English serving as the medium of instruction.
Pages in category "English-language writers from the Philippines" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nicomedes "Nick" Marquez Joaquin (Tagalog:; May 4, 1917 – April 29, 2004) was a Filipino writer and journalist best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila .
The introduction of the English language was also of equal importance, as it became one of the most common languages that Filipino writers would use back then until today. The first English novel written by a Filipino was The Child of Sorrow (1921) written by Zoilo Galang. [17]
Writing in English, Spanish, Filipino and other local languages and native dialects, female writers from the Philippine archipelago utilized literature, in contrast with the oral tradition of the past, as the living voices of their personal experiences, thoughts, consciousness, concepts of themselves, society, politics, Philippine and world ...
Arlene J. Chai (born 1955), Filipino-Chinese-Australian novelist Josefina Constantino (1920–2024), essayist, critic, poet, nun Gilda Cordero-Fernando (1930–2020), publisher, short story writer, non-fiction writer