John Iremil Teodoro

Who is John Iremil Teodoro?

John Iremil E. Teodoro is a Filipino writer, university professor and freelance journalist. He is also a multi-awarded poet and playwright, one of the country's leading pioneers in gay literature and the most published author in Kinaray-a to date.

Born to a middle-class family in the province of Antique, Teodoro gained early recognition as a highly prized and well-published writer during his college years. Among his first distinctions were the Literature Grant of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Gawad Ka Amado in 1993 for his early attempts in Filipino poetry. His first full-length play in Filipino Ang Unang Ulan ng Mayo won 2nd Place at the 1997 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City. He also holds a master's degree in Creative Writing from the De La Salle University-Manila where he graduated with high distinction.

He later worked as a journalist for the Bandillo ng Palawan-Edisiong Filipino in Puerto Princesa City, a controversial publication devoted to the advocacy of environmental concerns in the province of Palawan.