JOSE DALISAY has published over 25 books of fiction and nonfiction and is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines, where he serves as Director of the Institute of Creative Writing. He has been a Fulbright, Hawthornden, Rockefeller, David TK Wong, and Civitella Ranieri fellow.His second novel, Soledad's Sister, was shortlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize. He was a guest of Bruce Bennett at ADFA and participated in the Sydney Writers Festival in 2008.
