Vince Agcaoili, born in Quezon City and raised in Antipolo City, is an accomplished poet and writer. He has been a fellow at the Tara, Tula Workshop (2020), UST National Writers Workshop (2021), Albertus Magnus Institute (Spring 2021), IYAS National Writers Workshop (2022), and Silliman University National Writers Workshop (2023). His works have appeared in various publications including Road Map Series Heritage, The Bosun, Novice Magazine, Ilahas Literary Journal, Luna Journal, Audience Askew, New Note Poetry, The Manila Magnolia, Santelmo 6, and Filipinas, with forthcoming pieces in Tomas. Vince has won the 2023 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Poetry and the 2023 Maningning Miclat Award for Poetry (English Division). Currently, he is working on his first book of poems and teaches literature at the University of Asia and the Pacific and De La Salle University-Manila. He also plays music for Eskinita. Contact:
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