Author: adm_rome

Rome Nicolas is a technophile, and an arts and culture advocate. He also writes short stories and essays in Binisaya. A contributor to Manila Bulletin?s Bisaya Magasin, he was an awardee of Labing Masaarong Bag-ong Magsusulat sa Bisaya back in 2010. He was a writing fellow at the following workshops: the 11th Iyas National Writers Workshop (De La Salle University-Bienvenido N Santos Creative Writing Center), 27th Faigao Memorial Writing Workshop (University of San Carlos? Cebuano Studies Center), and 3rd Mugna Creative Writing Workshop (University of the Philippines Cebu). He was the founder of UP Cebu?s Creative Writing Organization TINTA, co-organizer of KAGIS Bisaya, and an officer of BATHALAD Sugbo. He used to spearhead the now-defunct Balakista, and is currently the blogger behind Basta Bisaya and ZUProme Xpress. Just recently, he started the #ProjectPalami fitness movement that encourages millennials to be more self-conscious about their health.