Christine Marie Magpile

Christine Marie Lim Magpile graduated Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (BSEd) major in History at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila (cum laude). She has completed her academic requirements for MA in Counseling at De La Salle University, Manila. She was a three-time finalist for the Salita ng Taon for her entries load (2010), kalakal (2014), and foundling (2016). Her children’s book Kayumanggi was a finalist at the 3rd Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards. She was a fellow at the 2019 La Salle Kritika for Arts and Critical Criticism as well as a fellow for Filipino creative nonfiction in the 9th UST National Writers’ Workshop and 6th Angono Summer Writers’ Workshop. She was also poetry fellow at the 2007 LIRA (Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo) workshop. Magpile works as a copy editor at the UP Press. She is pursuing her Masters in Araling Pilipino at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.