By: Paolo Luisito T. Panganiban 2T2
Born in 1965
A fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher and former television (Points of View, Studio 23) and radio show (Twisted on a Sunday, 103.5FM KLite) host
She is known for her sharp and witty writing style
She resides in Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She also managed the Eraserheads during the 90's.
Her work often are about current events (both Philippine and international), tennis, movies, music, cats, books, technology and her personal life.
The
main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism and irony.
She
went to St. Theresa's College, Quezon City, from prep school until 6th Grade
For
her secondary education she went to Philippine Science High School
At
college she went to the University of the Philippine and majored in Comparative Literature
Her most popular books are the Twisted series, a collection of her essays as a columnist for newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today)
as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip
She currently writes a weekly column for InterAksyon.com, the online news portal of TV5, as well as for The Philippine Star which is called, Emotional Weather Report
Current
Works
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"Emotional Weather Report" (column), The Philippine Star (Fridays)
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"Manila Envelope" (magazine)
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"JessicaRulestheUniverse.com" (blog)
Books • 500 People You Meet in Hell • Manananggal Terrorizes Manila • • • • • • • • • • •
and Other Short Stories, 1992 Womenagerie and Other Tales from the Front, 1995 Twisted, 1995 Twisted II: Spawn of the Twisted, 1996 Fruitcake, 1997 (as editor) Planet of the Twisted, 1998 Chicken Pox for the Soul, 199? Twisted IV Twisted V Twisted 6 Twisted 7 Twisted Flicks
1991 Palanca Award, 1st Place, Short Story Category for "Portents“
1993 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for "Bad Boy, Robin, Baad, Baad Boy“
1994 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for "Black"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Zafra
