Contemporary Writers
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Despite the lack of a professional writer's market, poetry and fiction in English continue to thrive and be written with sophistication and insight. Among the fictionists of recent years are:
- Dean Francis Alfar
- Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
- Linda Ty Casper
- Ian Casocot
- Erwin Castillo
- Jose Dalisay, Jr.
- Antonio Enriquez
- Eric Gamalinda
- Vicente Garcia Groyon
- Amadis Ma. Guerrero
- F. Sionil José
- Luis Joaquin Katigbak
- Ma. Francezca Kwe
- Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta
- Susan Lara
- Jaime An Lim
- Issh Gajo
- Rosario Cruz Lucero
- Renato Madrid
- Resil Mojares
- Timothy Montes
- Wilfredo Nolledo
- Charlson Ong
- Ninotchka Rosca
- Menchu Aquino Sarmiento
- Lakambini Sitoy
- Katrina Tuvera
- Alfred A. Yuson
- Jessica Zafra
Poets include:
- Gemino Abad
- Alexis Abola
- Merlie Alunan
- Cirilo Bautista
- Salvador Bernal
- José Wendell Capili
- Elsa Coscoluella
- Ricardo de Ungria
- Lourd Ernest De Veyra
- Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta
- Simeon Dumdum, Jr.
- Federico Licsi Espino Jr.
- Marjorie Evasco
- J. Neil C. Garcia
- Ramil Digal Gulle
- Ma. Luisa Igloria
- Mookie Katigbak
- Marne Kilates
- Emmanuel Lacaba
- Paolo Manalo
- Danton Remoto
- Angelo Suarez
- Ramon Sunico
- Anthony Tan
- Joel Toledo
- Emmanuel Torres
- Naya Valdellon
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