Rizaldy © 2011

Winner of the 2011 Philippine Board on Books for Young People-Salanga Prize, Eugene Evasco's "Rizaldy" tells the story of a boy whose name was derived from the holiday on which he was born: Rizal Day. Yasmin Doctor illustrates.

About the Author: 

Eugene Evasco is a member of the faculty of the Filipino Department in the College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, where he was once Assistant Chair. He teaches Araling Pilipino (Filipino Studies), and Panitikang Pambata (Children’s Literature). He also serves as the editor of Lagda, a refereed journal published by the Filipino Department of U.P. He finished his Ph.D. in Creative Writing in the same University.

Evasco has written award-winning stories for children and adults, poetry, and essays in Filipino, eight of them winning a Palanca. In 2005, he was recognized as the National Fellow for Children’s Fiction by the Likhaan: UP Institute of Creative Writing for his enormous contribution in children’s literature.