Wilfredo Pascual, Jr.

Wilfredo O. Pascual, Jr. (born 1967) is an internationally acclaimed essayist, winner of the Curt Johnson Prose Award for Nonfiction and a runner-up to the Steinberg Essay Prize. In 2016, he was nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He grew up in the Philippines where his essays have won several national awards, including the Palanca's grand prize twice and the Philippine Free Press Literary Awards. He is also a Board of Trustees Adviser and member of the Samahang Makasining (Artist Club), Inc. since 2005.