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JOSELITO D. DE LOS REYES is currently a resident fellow of the University of Santo Tomas Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies and a research fellow of the Research Center for Culture, Arts and Humanities of the same university. He has a BSE Social Science degree from Philippine Normal University. He obtained his master’s and doctorate degrees in Philippine Studies from De La Salle University where his final research project was given an Outstanding Dissertation Award.

He is the author of PAUBAYA (UST Publishing House, 2014), TROYA: 12 KUWENTO (Visprint, Inc. 2016), two National Book Award-winning collections of essays about social media: iSTATUS NATION (Visprint, Inc. 2014) and TITSER PANGKALAWAKAN (Visprint, Inc. 2015), and numerous literary translations including the timeless novel ANG METAMORPOSIS of Franz Kafka. His latest book is FINDING TEO: TULA/TALAMBUHAY (UST Publishing House, 2018), a popular biography of esteemed poet, Teo Antonio won for him the 2018 National Book Awards for Nonfiction. His upcoming books include a collection of humorous travel essays and his musings as an academic and columnist for several media and new media platforms.

A frequently invited speaker about creative writing, social media dynamics and new media platforms here and abroad, De Los Reyes has won several awards and citations from the National Book Development Board, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Dr. Pio Valenzuela Memorial Awards for Journalism and Literature, and the Dangal ng UST. He was a recipient of the 2020 Gawad Sulo-PNU Eminent Alumni Awards.

He is a regular popular culture opinion contributor for GMA News Online, Abante, Philippines Graphic Magazine, and Rappler. He is the 2013 Makata ng Taon (Poet of the Year), an award given by the Commission on Filipino Language. He is a member of LIRA, UMPIL, Museo Valenzuela Foundation, and Lucban Historical Society. He is a former board member of Philippine Center of International PEN. He is one of the concept creators of primetime GMA News teleserye 2019 election special “TODA One I love.”

He teaches creative writing, research, popular culture, and seminar in new media at the UST Department of Literature and the UST Graduate School.

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Assoc. Prof. Joselito D. delos Reyes, PhD

Department of Literature | Faculty of Arts and Letters | Research Center for Culture, Arts, and the Humanities | Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies

jwedelosreyes@yahoo.com | jddelosreyes@ust.edu.ph

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Academic Qualifications

Degrees

Doktor sa Pilosopiya sa Araling Filipino – Wika, Kultura, Midya, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines
Master sa Sining sa Araling Filipino – Wika, Kultura, Midya, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines
Bachelor of Secondary Education, major in Social Science, Philippine Normal University – Manila, Philippines

Research Highlights

Panel Chair, The 61^st Philippine PEN National Congress, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, November 2018
Panelist for Speculative Fiction, Taboan 2018: Philippine Literature in the Digital Age, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, October 2018

Research Interests

New Media Studies
Popular Culture
Social Media
Humor Studies
Philippine Literary History

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Courses Handled

Graduate Level

Poetry Workshop
Seminar on New Media

Undergraduate Level

Creative Writing
Fiction
Literary Research
The Great Works

Major Recognitions

2020 Gawad Sulo for Eminent Alumni, Philippine Normal University
2018 National Book Awards for Creative Nonfiction in Filipino Recipient – National Book Development Board and Manila Critics Circle
2017 National Book Awards for Maikling Kuwento Finalist – National Book Development Board and Manila Critics Circle
2017 Gawad San Alberto Magno (Outstanding Artist) Dangal ng UST
2017 Gawad San Lorenzo Dangal ng UST
2016 Outstanding Dissertation DLSU Manila – College of Liberal Arts
2016 National Book Award for Essay
2015 National Book Award for Essay
2014 Gawad San Lorenzo (Outstanding Artist) Dangal ng UST
2014 Gawad San Lorenzo Dangal ng UST
2013 NCCA Writers Prize for Fiction
2013 Makata ng Taon Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino

Professional Activities

Coordinator, Creative Writing – University of Santo Tomas Department of Literature (2019-present)
Chair, Department of Literature – University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines (2017-2019)
Opinion Contributor, Rappler (February 2018-present); Philippines Graphic Magazine (March 2017-present); Abante News (September 2017-present); GMANewsOnline (May 2015-present)

Selected Publications

Content Creator, TODA One I love, GMA News and Current Affairs 2019 Election Special Teleserye, February-April 2019
Editor, Hayskul: mga sanaysay na hindi pang-formal theme, Visprint, Inc., Pasay City 2018
Translator, PATID: Mga Kontemporanyong Kuwento ng mga Czech at Slovak na Manunulat, Ateneo de Naga University Press, 2018
Author, Parini sa Quezon, Traffic Volume 2, Project Space Pilipinas, Quezon City, 2018
Author, Finding Teo: Tula/Talambuhay, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, Manila 2018
Poetry Contributor, Manila Poetry Jukebox, Czech Republic Embassy, Art BGC, and Bonifacio Art Foundation, 2018
Author, #pasahero: Pulo-pulong Sanaysay Hinggil sa mga Karaniwang Paglalakbay, Likhaan 11, The Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature, UP Institute of Creative Writing, Quezon City 2017
Issue Editor, Tomas Poetry Edition, Creative Writing Journal of UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies, 2017
Translator, Mga Anghel sa Piling Natin ni Alexandra Pavelkovä; Ashland ni Elyss Punsalan, nasa Ang Manggagaway at Iba pang Kathang-Agham at Pantasya mula sa Gitnang Europa at Pilipinas, Visprint Inc., 2017
Author, Ang Tayabas sa El Filibusterismo, MALAY International Refereed Research Journal, Vol. 29., Issue 1, 2016
Author, Ang mga Beterano, Likhaan 9, Journal of Philippine Contemporary Literature, UP Institute of Creative Writing, 2015
Author, TROYA 12 Kuwento, Visprint, Inc. 2016
Author, Titser Pangkalawakan, Visprint, Inc. 2015
Translator, Ang Metamorposis ni Franz Kafka, Aklatang Bayan, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, NCCA, 2015

Latest Paper Presentations / Plenary Lectures

Speaker/Presenter, 6^th International Literary Studies Conference, Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, October 2018
Keynote Speaker, Lustrum Sastra XIII, Imagining Asia and the World Today, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, October 2018
Plenary Speaker, Reading Association of the Philippines 6^th International Conference, UST TARC Auditorium, August 2018

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