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Tanya Katrina S. Simon

Assistant Professorial Lecturer

Educational Background
AB major in Communication Arts
De La Salle University, Philippines

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
De La Salle University, Philippines

Tanya Sevilla Simon teaches literature, art appreciation, and creative writing at De La Salle University Manila. Her research interests include creative nonfiction and children’s literature. 

Her children’s book, How Long Till September? is published by Adarna House Inc. She has also co-authored the My Bayani series on national heroes published by Rex Book Store. From 2012-2018, her travel column appeared in Going Places, the defunct travel magazine of Manila Bulletin. Her essays and poems have been published in Manila Bulletin, Philippine Graphic Magazine, Philippine Panorama, Inquirer Magazine, Makata International Poetry Journal, and “Under The Storm: An Anthology of Philippine Contemporary Poetry.” In 2021, She was awarded the 31st Romeo Forbes Children’s Story Writing Competition for her story Emong and the Ear. Prior to teaching, she has worked in corporate communications and public relations. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from De La Salle University and is a fellow of the 1998 Silliman University National Writers Summer Workshop.

Research Interest