JOSELITO D. DE LOS REYES is currently a resident fellow of the University of Santo Tomas Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies and a research fellow of the Research Center for Culture, Arts and Humanities of the same university. He has a BSE Social Science degree from Philippine Normal University. He obtained his master鈥檚 and doctorate degrees in Philippine Studies from De La Salle University where his final research project was given an Outstanding Dissertation Award.
He is the author of PAUBAYA (UST Publishing House, 2014), TROYA: 12 KUWENTO (Visprint, Inc. 2016), two National Book Award-winning collections of essays about social media: iSTATUS NATION聽 (Visprint, Inc. 2014) and TITSER PANGKALAWAKAN (Visprint, Inc. 2015), and numerous literary translations including the timeless novel ANG METAMORPOSIS of Franz Kafka. His latest book is FINDING TEO: TULA/TALAMBUHAY (UST Publishing House, 2018), a popular biography of esteemed poet, Teo Antonio won for him the 2018 National Book Awards for Nonfiction. His upcoming books include a collection of humorous travel essays and his musings as an academic and columnist for several media and new media platforms.
A frequently invited speaker about creative writing, social media dynamics and new media platforms here and abroad, De Los Reyes has won several awards and citations from the National Book Development Board, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Dr. Pio Valenzuela Memorial Awards for Journalism and Literature, and the Dangal ng UST. He was a recipient of the 2020 Gawad Sulo-PNU Eminent Alumni Awards.
He is a regular popular culture opinion contributor for GMA News Online, Abante, Philippines Graphic Magazine, and Rappler. He is the 2013 Makata ng Taon (Poet of the Year), an award given by the Commission on Filipino Language. He is a member of LIRA, UMPIL, Museo Valenzuela Foundation, and Lucban Historical Society. He is a former board member of Philippine Center of International PEN. He is one of the concept creators of primetime GMA News teleserye 2019 election special 鈥淭ODA One I love.鈥�
He teaches creative writing, research, popular culture, and seminar in new media at the UST Department of Literature and the UST Graduate School.
