This document provides information about various local and foreign writers. It discusses notable Filipino writers like Carlo Caparas, Mars Ravelo, Nick Joaquin, and Lualhati Bautista. It also mentions the anonymous author Bob Ong. Foreign writers highlighted include Mark Twain, Jane Austen, and William Shakespeare. The document then discusses characteristics of famous writers such as attention to detail, discipline, clarity, strong vocabulary, openness to changes, and passion for reading. Additional details are provided about the Filipino writer Jose Garcia Villa.

4. “It’s none of their business
that you have to learn to
write. Let them think you
were born that way”.
– Ernest Hemingway

5. LOCAL WRITERS

6. CARLO J. CAPARAS
- comic strip creator, writer,
director and producer
- “Panday” (a Blacksmith hero)
- National Artist Award granted
by the President of the
Philippines.

7. MARS RAVELO
- comic strip creator and writer
- Darna (a Filipino version of Wonder
Woman),
- Dyesabel (name of the Filipino
mermaid/heroine)
- highest paid comic writer

8. NICK JOAQUIN
- first published in the literary section
of the Pre-World War II Tribune
- worked as a proofreader of the paper
- Summer Solstice
PEN NAME
- Quijano de Manila

9. LUALHATI BAUTISTA
- Filipino female novelists in the history
of contemporary Philippine Literature
- Her novels include, “Dekada ’70
(Decade ’70)”, “Bata, Bata, Pa’no Ka
Ginawa?
- is also a movie and television
screenwriter and a short story writer.

10. BOB ONG
- pseudonym of an anonymous Filipino
contemporary author
- known for using conversational Filipino
to create humorous and reflective
depictions of life as a Filipino
- most of his books may have an element
of comedy
- presented in a manner that replicates
Filipino culture and traditions

11. FOREIGN
WRITERS

12. • Mark Twain (1835 – 1910)
American writer and humorist,
considered the ‘father of American
literature’. Famous works
include The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn (1885).

13. • Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) English
author who wrote romantic fiction
combined with social realism. Her
novels include: Sense and
Sensibility (1811), Pride and
Prejudice (1813)
and Emma (1816).

14. • William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
English poet and playwright. Famous
plays include Macbeth, Romeo and
Juliet, Merchant of Venice and
Hamlet. Shakespeare is widely
considered the seminal writer of the
English language.

15. Common
characteristics of
famous writers

16. 1.Attention to detail
2.Discipline
3.Clarity
4.Strong vocabulary
5.Open to changes
6.Passion to Reading

17. • Great writers are observers, always taking
mental notes and noting subtle changes
around them. This attention to detail not
only makes them fantastic editors who
can spot the smallest grammatical error
during a read-through, but it adds a
special touch to their writing, too. No
descriptive detail gets left behind.
1. Attention to Detail

18. 2. Discipline
• Writers who excel are familiar with frustration
because re-writes, edits, and improvements
all come by maintaining a disciplined
approach to writing. Great writers are
devoted to constantly re-evaluating their
work, no matter how small the task may be.
They focus on their craft and are constantly
working to get better through intense
discipline.

19. 3. Clarity
• An effective writer is able to distill
complex thoughts and ideas into simple,
clear language that's quickly and easily
understood by others. This valuable
quality helps them tackle even the
densest subject matter by breaking it
down into uncomplicated pieces.

20. 4. Strong Vocabulary
• No one likes to read the same words over and
over again, so a strong, robust vocabulary is
an asset to any good writer. Incorporating
interesting and unusual words into their
writing, this skill helps them maintain a
reader's interest and allows them to
communicate more effectively by accessing
the perfect word for any situation.

21. 5. Open to Changes
• Being open to external edits and
suggestions is key for exceptional writers
because it enables them to improve their
writing, even though it might damage
their ego in the meantime. Open-
mindedness allows them to see their
work through the eyes of others and
improve weak points.

22. 6. Passion for Reading
• Voracious readers often make great
writers, because being immersed in a
world of words helps one better
understand the nuts and bolts of writing
(like syntax, tone, framing, etc.) The more
one reads, the more learned he/she
becomes on all of the different writing
tools and stylistic angles that exist.

23. LOCAL WRITER
JOSE GARCIA
VILLA

25. BORN
- August 5, 1914
- Singalong, Manila, Philippine
DIED
- February 7, 1997 (aged 88) New
York City, New York, United States

26. PEN NAME
- Doveglion
OCCUPATION
- Poet, critic, lecturer
LANGUAGE
- English

27. NATIONALITY
- Filipino
LITERARY MOVEMENT
- Modernism, Surrealism

28. NOTABLE WORKS
- The Anchored Angel, The Emperor's
New Sonnet, Footnote to Youth
NOTABLE AWARDS
• Philippine National Artist, Academy
Award for Literature, Guggenheim
Fellowship, UP Golden Jubilee Literary
Contests, Pro Patria Award, Heritage
Award

29. FOOTNOTE
TO YOUTH

31. Languages used in the short stoty
The sun was salmon and hazy in
the west .
The ground was broken up into
many fresh wounds and fragrant
with a sweetish earthy smell.
The thin voice pierced him queerly.

32. FOREIGN
WRITER

34. J. K. ROWLING

35. BORN
• Joanne Rowling
31 July 1965 (age 51)
Yate, Gloucestershire, England
PEN NAME
• J. K. Rowling
• Robert Galbraith

36. OCCUPATION
• Novelist, film producer, television
producer, screenwriter,
philanthropist
NATIONALITY
• British

37. EDUCATION
• University of Exeter (1986, B.A.)
PERIOD
• 1997–present
GENRE
• Fantasy, drama, young adult fiction,
tragicomedy, crime fiction

38. NOTABLE WORKS
• Harry Potter series
SPOUSE
• Jorge Arantes
(m. 1992; div. 1995)
• Neil Murray
(m. 2001)

39. HARRY
POTTER

41. • Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling's popular
children's novels about Harry Potter, a boy who
learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the
orphaned son of two powerful wizards and
possesses unique magical powers of his own. He
is summoned from his life as an unwanted child
to become a student at Hogwarts, an English
boarding school for wizards. There, he meets
several friends who become his closest allies and
help him discover the truth about his parents'
mysterious deaths.

42. LITERARY
DEVICES USED

43. • Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde
and had nearly twice the usual
amount of neck, which came in
very useful as she spent so much
of her time craning over garden
fences, spying on the neighbors.

44. “... And vouchsafing the
violently vicious and
voracious violation of
volition”

45. What are the
importance of
Literary Devices?