Jessica Zafra Biography

By: Paolo Luisito T. Panganiban 2T2

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Born in 1965

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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

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She is known for her sharp and witty writing style

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She resides in Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She also managed the Eraserheads during the 90's.

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Her work often are about current events (both Philippine and international), tennis, movies, music, cats, books, technology and her personal life.

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main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism and irony.

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went to St. Theresa's College, Quezon City, from prep school until 6th Grade

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her secondary education she went to Philippine Science High School

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college she went to the University of the Philippine and majored in Comparative Literature

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Her most popular books are the Twisted series, a collection of her essays as a columnist for newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today)

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as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip

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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

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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)

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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

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1991 Palanca Award, 1st Place, Short Story Category for "Portents“

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1993 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for "Bad Boy, Robin, Baad, Baad Boy“

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1994 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for "Black"

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Zafra