As A Writer and Editor
Prior to her television exposure, she was known for her columns in the Manila Times and Mirror Weekly. Her In The Dark column in the Manila Times, a daily broadsheet, came out every Saturday until the paper closed down in 1999.
Her On The Verge column for Mirror Weekly, a magazine at which she was also Youth Editor, ran for six years until she left the publication in 2000. Her work on On The Verge led to the 1999 release of a book of the same title.
Aside from these columns, she continues to contribute articles to various newspapers and magazines on a freelance basis. Among the publications these works have come out in include the Manila Chronicle, Daily Globe, Philippine Graphic, Philippine Daily Inquirer, and Music News Asia.
In addition, Kunawicz currently serves as editor-in-chief of Mango Jam, a serial Comic book made by independent Comic book publisher Mango Comics. Mango Jam is marketed as the Philippines' first all-girls comics, created by girls. "The entire crew is all female, all Pinay," says Kunawicz. "...And even if we're competing against big-name international titles, we're proud of every issue that flies off the shelf!" "The publisher saw an opportunity in the market for young women comic book readers and they wanted to get this message of girl power across, and there was no better way to do it than start off with women writers and women artists."
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