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Award-winning writer Merlinda Bobis grew up in Albay, Philippines at the foot of an active volcano and now lives in Ngunnawal Country (Canberra), Australia. Novelist, poet, short story writer, dramatist and performer, she dreams up stories across different geographies and languages: English, Filipino and Bikol.
Merlinda Bobis (born 25 November 1959) is a contemporary Filipina-Australian writer and academic.
To do all these in peace and war is the wish embodied in Merlinda Bobis’ poetry. From her epic poem Cantata of the Warrior Woman Daragang Magayon to lyric reflections on longing, and finally to an erotic dance-drama, Bobis traces the cartography of desire and its intimacy with death.
Merlinda Bobis, author of plays, poetry, and fiction, writes in both English and Filipino and lives in Australia. White Turtle won the National Book Award for fiction from the Manila Critics Circle. “Bobis has the rare ability to make poetry out of politics.
Dr. Merlinda Bobis is a trilingual Filipino-Australian writer, performer, and scholar. She published 4 novels, 6 poetry books, 2 collections of short stories, a monograph of lectures on creative research and had 10 dramatic works performed/produced in Australia, Philippines, US, Canada, Spain, Singapore, China, France, Slovakia and Thailand.
Apr 26, 2024 · Dr Merlinda Bobis Doctorate of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong 1995. Master of Arts in Literature, University of Santo Tomas Manila 1987. Bachelor of Arts, Aquinas University of Legazpi 1980. Honorary Senior Lecturer
Filipino-Australian writer Merlinda Bobis has published in three languages (English, Pilipino, Bikol) across multiple genres. Her novels, short story and poetry books, and plays have received various awards, including the Prix Italia, the Steele Rudd Award for the Best Published Collection of Australian Short Stories, the Philippine National ...
Dr. Merlinda Bobis is a trilingual Filipino-Australian writer, performer, and scholar. Her creative and critical works explore issues around gender, environment, migration, borders, memory, language, ethics and care, and decoloniality.
Filipina-Australian writer, performer, and academic Merlinda Bobis swears by the joys of the palate and the senses. “It is not simply about consumption of food or words, but delight in all their possible evocations—it is, after all, a shame not to do justice to the little pink animal in the mouth.”
Filipino-Australian writer Merlinda Bobis has published in three languages (English, Pilipino, Bikol) across multiple genres. Her novels, short story and poetry books, and plays have received various awards, including the Prix Italia, the Steele Rudd Award for the Best Published Collection of Australian Short Stories, the Philippine National ...
