Neil garcia biography

Philippines Professor of English, creative writer

J. Neil Carmelo Garcia is a Filipino writer, professor, and cultural critic. He is currently a professor of English, Creative Writing, and Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines Diliman and is known for his works on queer studies and gay culture in the Philippines.

Education

Garcia earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas in , graduating magna cum laude.^{[citation needed]} He then earned a Master of Arts in Comparative literature in and a Doctor of Philosophy in English Studies: Creative Writing in from the University of the Philippines Diliman.^[1]

Writing career

Garcia has authored several poetry collections and works in literary and cultural criticism.^[2]

In , Garcia was the recipient of a Philippine National Book Award, winning Best in Literary Criticism for his work on Philippine Gay Culture: The Last Thirty Year