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Dr. Jondy M. Arpilleda was born in Madrid, Surigao del Sur. He studied at University of Immaculate Conception, Davao City where he earned his PhD in Applied Linguistics. He is a professor of Surigao del Sur State University handling research, language and literature subjects.

His first book Mga Hagawhaw sa Kagabhion and other stories was published by Soline Publishing, Inc. in 2019 and book of poetry Mga Tinaginting sa Hangin co-authored by two notable Cebuano poets was published in 2014. His short stories, essays and poems were published in books and magazines such as Bisaya, Liwayway, Sunstar Daily Davao, Paper Monster, Graphic, Libulan, Davao Harvest 3, Mindanao Harvest 4 and Meritage Press. He is currently working on two book projects Mga Lusok sa Ulan, a collection of short stories and Tidlum, a collection of poems which he plans to publish next year.

Dr. Arpilleda is a recipient of some honors and awards for his poetry and fiction: 1st and two 3rd prizes of Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature; 1st prize of Jimmy Balacuit’s Awards for Fiction, 3rd prize of Filipinas Institute of Translation’s Dalit Poem-Making Contest. He was a former member of the Davao Writers Guild and the Vice-president of Bathalan-ong Halad sa Dagang, Mindanao.

His writing fellowships include the Iligan National Writers Workshop, Cornelio Faigao, Lamiraw, Davao Writers Workshop and Ateneo de Davao Summer Writing Workshop.