Jose Dalisay Jr.

Dr. Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.(a.k.a. Pinoy Penman), also known by his pen name Butch Dalisay, is a Filipino writer, he won many awards and prizes for fiction drama, poetry, nonfiction, and screen play, including 16 Palanca awards which is literary award in the phillipines in terms of prestige. 

Dr.Jose Dalisay Jr was born in Romblon on 15 january 1954, He completed his finished his education in 1966 at La Salle Greenhills. In 1970, he finished his secondary education at the Philippine Science High School. He graduated from the University of the Philippines with a bachelor’s degree in English, cum laude. He later received a M.F.A. from the University of Michigan in 1988 and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1991 as a Fulbright scholar. 

He dropped out of college to work as a journalist after a period of imprisonment during the time of President Marcos who decclared Martial Law. He wrote scripts mostly for Lino Brocka after his release as a political detainee. He is a professor at the University of the Philippines where he teaches English and Creative Writing. He also serves as coordinator of the creative writing program and as an Associate of the UP Institute of Creative Writing. After serving as chairman of the English Department, he became Vice President for Public Affairs of the UP System from May 2003 to February 2005.Some of his famous and notable works are Animating Phillipine Literature, This old House, An Asian Democrat, Realilty Bites, The Best of Barfly, and so many more,   

If I wrote all his works and achievements it would have been a whole lot of research, reading and typing, it might become boring to you guys but if you insist to know him. I recommend you to go on to google or other reliable sources that can help you to know him very well. 

Dr. Jose Dalisay Jr. is a very good author and writer, he proves that Filipino can do amazing feats and do wonder on our own special purpose in life.