Dr. Luisa A. Igloria, Associate Professor, Creative Writing 

(previously published as Maria Luisa A. Cari�o)

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago M.A. Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines B.A. University of the Philippines College Baguio 4047 Batten Arts & Letters 757-683-3929 ligloria <AT> odu.edu http://luisaigloria.com

Teaching

• Creative Writing (Poetry, Nonfiction)
• Modern and Contemporary American Poetry
• Filipino American & Philippine Literature
• Asian American Literature
• Postcolonial & Diasporic Literature
• Women Writers
• The Short Story 

Research Areas

• Modern and Contemporary American Poetry
• Filipino American & Philippine Literature
• Asian American Literature
• Postcolonial & Diasporic Literature
• Women Writers
• The Short Story 

Recent Publications

Single-authored books:

Cordillera Tales (New Day, 1990); 1991 National Book Award (Philippines)

Cartography (Anvil, 1992); 1993 National Book Award for Poetry (Philippines)

Encanto (Anvil, 1993); 1994 National Book Award for Poetry (Philippines)

In The Garden of The Three Islands (Moyer Bell/Asphodel, 1995)

Blood Sacrifice (University of the Philippines Press, 1997); 1998 National Book Award for Poetry

Songs for The Beginnings of The Millennium (De La Salle University Press, 1997); Finalist, 1998 National Book
Award for Poetry (Philippines)

Trill & Mordent (In press; WordTech Editions, release date fall 2005); Runner-up, 2004 Editions Prize

Juan Luna's Revolver (University of Notre Dame Press, November 2009)

Edited Anthologies/collections:

Turnings: Writings on Women's Transformations,
co-edited with Renee Olander
(Friends of Women's Studies at Old Dominion University, March 2000)

Not Home, But Here: Writing From The Filipino Diaspora,
central editor (Anvil, 2003)

Book Chapters:

"Mountain Magic", 
in Kasaysayan (a 10-volume Cultural History of the Philippines;
Manila, April 1997)

 "Views of War and Citizenship Between Two Shores",
in To Mend the World: Women Reflect on 9/11,
ed. Marjorie Agosin and Betty Jean Craige
(Human Rights Series, White Pine Press, 2002)

"Some Poems I Love",
in Seven Times Ten: World Poetry Choices by Seven Filipino Poets,
ed. Alfred A. Yuson
(Libris Books, 2003)

Honors and Awards:

Three Pushcart Prize Nominations in Poetry

Eleven Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards in Literature in poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction; and the Palanca "Hall of Fame" distinction (the Palanca Awards are the Philippine equivalent of the Pulitzer)

Fellowships to:
• The Hawthornden International Writers Retreat (Lasswade, the Midlothians, Scotland)
• The Summer Literary Seminars, St. Petersburg, Russia
• The Napa Valley Writers' Conference
• The Ragdale Foundation
 
2004 Fugue Poetry Prize, selected by Ellen Bryant Voigt

2005 Finalist, George Bogin Memorial Award for Poetry, The Poetry Society of America

2005 Calatagan Award for Trill & Mordent; from the Philippine American Writers and Artists Association, Inc. (awarded at the Randall Museum, San Francisco, 5 November 2005)

2006 Stephen Dunn Award in Poetry, University of Southern Maine (Spring 2006)

2006 Richard Peterson Poetry Prize, Crab Orchard Review (Fall 2006)

2007 James Hearst Poetry Prize, the North American Review (selected by former US Poet Laureate  Ted Kooser, out of 1,914 poems submitted to contest pool); March-April 2007 issue of NAR)

2007 Winner, 49th Parallel Award for Poetry, Bellingham Review (May 2007);  selected by Carolyne Wright out of 1,000 poems submitted to a national contest pool

2007 Global Filipino Literary Award for Poetry (co-winner), for Trill & Mordent, (WordTech Editions, 2005) Finalist, the first Doctoral Mentoring Awards, Old Dominion University (University-wide search, spring 2008)

2009 Ernest Sandeen Poetry Prize, for the poetry manuscript Juan Luna’s Revolver;University of Notre Dame Press, released November 2008)