Ariel S. Tabag

Ariel S. Tabag (born August 16, 1978), is a bilingual Ilocano fiction author (he writes in Ilocano language and Tagalog/Filipino), poet, editor, translator, and musician. He has received the Palanca Awards for his Ilokano short stories. He has also been awarded the Talaang Ginto-Gantimpalang Collantes. He has received awards from Ilocano literary contests such as AMMAFLA, GUMIL California, SABALI, RFAAFIL, ATILA, Tugade Awards. He is the author of Karapote (Curion), an anthology of Ilocano short stories. Tabag is also a fellow to the 41st UP National Writers Workshop (2002).

As a musician, he plays bass guitar for the underground band Pilo and the Ilocano rock band Manong Diego (formerly Samtoy). With Mighty C. Rasing, another Ilocano writer-musician, they started Danirock, a poetry performance with rock music.

Works

 * Graphic Novels: "Mangmangkik in Da City" (2006), "Aggay, ti Maingel iti Cagay-an" (2010)
 * Anthologies/Translations: "29 a Napili a Sarita iti Iluko" (2010), "Kastoy nga Imbunubonmi Dagiti Balikas" (2010), "Nabalitokan a Tawid" (2011), "Karapote, Antolohia Dagiti 13 a Nasuerte a Sarita" (2011), "Samtoy, Ang Aming Mga Kuwento" (2011), "Alimpatok, Antolohia Dagiti Erotiko a Daniw Dagiti Ilokano (2012)
 * Short Stories: "Dung-aw," "Sudario," "1001 a Kalsada iti Siudad," "Eman," "Dagiti Samiweng ti Angin," "Maris ti Birhen," "Littugaw," "'Tom & Jerry'," Dagiti Ayup iti Bantay Quimmallugong," “Tapingaran," "Voice Tape," "Karapote," "Riting," "Ti Balay," "Saddam," "Taraqui," Ti Mision ni Asiong," “'Ninoy'"

Awards

 * Talaang Ginto-Gantimpalang Collantes, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
 * Reynald F. Antonio Awards for Iluko Literature (RFAAFIL)