Merlie M. Alunan

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Merlie M. Alunan

Honors and awards: Updating lists of awards and honors of Merlie Alunan

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* 1984 - Likhaan Award for Poetry, UP Creative Writing Center
* 1984: Likhaan Award for Poetry, UP Creative Writing Center
* 1994 - Free Press Literary Award for Poetry
* 1994: Free Press Literary Award for Poetry
* 1995 - Free Press Literary Award for Poetry
* 1995: Free Press Literary Award for Poetry
* 1995 - Home Life Magazine Poetry Writing Contest, Second Prize, "Hunger"{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Home Life Magazine Poetry Writing Contest: Judges and Winners, 1993-2007|url=https://lasallianliterarystory.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/home-life-magazine-poetry-writing-contest-judges-and-winners-1993-2007/|access-date=|website=LASALLIAN LITERARY STORY}}
* 1995: Home Life Magazine Poetry Writing Contest, Second Prize, "Hunger"{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Home Life Magazine Poetry Writing Contest: Judges and Winners, 1993-2007|url=https://lasallianliterarystory.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/home-life-magazine-poetry-writing-contest-judges-and-winners-1993-2007/|access-date=|website=LASALLIAN LITERARY STORY}}
* 1996 - Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Creative Work
* 1996: Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Creative Work
* 1997 - Gawad Alagad ni Balagtas Award, UMPIL (Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas)
* 1997: Gawad Alagad ni Balagtas Award
* 2003 - Catholic Mass Media Award for Best Column, Cebu Daily News
* 2003: Catholic Mass Media Award for Best Column
* 2004 - Home Life Magazine Poetry Writing Contest, First Prize, "Mater Dolorosa in Two Voices"
* 2004: Home Life Magazine Poetry Writing Contest, First Prize, "Mater Dolorosa in Two Voices"
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* 2007: Second Prize Tula sa Cebuano
* 1995 - Distinguished Faculty Grant, University of the Philippines
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* 2009: Sangyaw Achievement Award
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* 2007 - Second Prize Tula sa Cebuano, Gawad Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino
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* 2014: [[Ani ng Dangal|Ani ng Dangal Award]]{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Brillante Mendoza leads NCCA's Ani ng Dangal Awards|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/148777/brillante-mendoza-leads-nccas-ani-ng-dangal-awards/|access-date=|website=Inquirer.net}}
* 2008  - Selected Poems (UP Press, 2004), listed among the UP Centennial Publications
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* 2015: Gawad Kampeon ng Wika{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kampeon ng Wika 2015: Merlie M. Alunan|url=https://kwf.gov.ph/kampeon-ng-wika-merlie-m-alunan/|access-date=|website=}}
* December 13, 2008 - Professor Emeritus, University of the Philippines.
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* 2018: Garbo sa Ormoc for Literary Arts{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 15–21, 2018|title=Garbo sa Ormoc and Dakbayanon Pasasalamat 2018 Awardees|url=https://www.evmailnews.net/?p=8556|access-date=|website=Eastern Visayas Mail}}
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* July 2, 2009 - Sangyaw Achievement Award, City of Tacloban.
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* 2020: Nominated for the [[National Artist of the Philippines|Order of National Artist of the Philippines]]{{cite web|url=https://verafiles.org/articles/visayas-writers-dare-centric-tides-national-artist-awards|title=Visayas writers dare centric tides for National Artist awards|date=22 December 2020|website=VERA Files|access-date=11 January 2026|author=Antonio Montalvan II}}
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* 2014 - Ani ng Dangal (Literary Arts), NCCA.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Brillante Mendoza leads NCCA's Ani ng Dangal Awards|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/148777/brillante-mendoza-leads-nccas-ani-ng-dangal-awards/|access-date=|website=Inquirer.net}}
* 2026: [[Ani ng Dangal|Ani ng Dangal Award]]{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/people-culture-events/2026/3/6/ncca-honors-32-filipino-artists-at-18th-ani-ng-dangal-awards-1510|title=NCCA honors 32 Filipino artists at 18th Ani ng Dangal Awards|date=6 March 2026|access-date=18 April 2026|website=[[ABS CBN]]}}
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* 2015 - Gawad Kampeon ng Wika, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kampeon ng Wika 2015: Merlie M. Alunan|url=https://kwf.gov.ph/kampeon-ng-wika-merlie-m-alunan/|access-date=|website=}}
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* 2018 - Garbo sa Ormoc for Literary Arts, Ormoc City, Leyte.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 15–21, 2018|title=Garbo sa Ormoc and Dakbayanon Pasasalamat 2018 Awardees|url=https://www.evmailnews.net/?p=8556|access-date=|website=Eastern Visayas Mail}}


=== International awards, honors, and distinctions ===
=== International awards, honors, and distinctions ===
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* 2010: Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship in Literature, Sahitya Akademi, Republic of India.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dr. Anandacoomaraswamy Fellowship|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/fellows/sahitya_akademi_fellowship.jsp#anand|access-date=|website=}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dr. Anandacoomaraswamy Fellowship|url=https://sahitya-akademi.org.in/?page_id=5914|access-date=|website=}}
* 2010: Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship in Literature, Sahitya Akademi, Republic of India.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dr. Anandacoomaraswamy Fellowship|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/fellows/sahitya_akademi_fellowship.jsp#anand|access-date=|website=}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dr. Anandacoomaraswamy Fellowship|url=https://sahitya-akademi.org.in/?page_id=5914|access-date=|website=}}
* 2013: Sunthorn Phu Award for Poetry, Government of Thailand.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 13, 2013|title=Dr. Merlie M. Alunan is the first Filipino recipient to receive Sunthorn Phu Award 2013|url=https://www.manilachannel.com/lifestyle/dr-merlie-m-alunan-is-the-first-filipino-recipient-to-receive-sunthorn-phu-award-2013/|access-date=|website=Manila Channel}}
* 2013: Sunthorn Phu Award for Poetry, Government of Thailand.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 13, 2013|title=Dr. Merlie M. Alunan is the first Filipino recipient to receive Sunthorn Phu Award 2013|url=https://www.manilachannel.com/lifestyle/dr-merlie-m-alunan-is-the-first-filipino-recipient-to-receive-sunthorn-phu-award-2013/|access-date=|website=Manila Channel}}
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* 2020: Nominated for the [[National Artist of the Philippines|Order of National Artist of the Philippines]] by Katig-uban han mga Magsusurat ha Sinirangan Bisayas.{{cite web|url=https://verafiles.org/articles/visayas-writers-dare-centric-tides-national-artist-awards|title=Visayas writers dare centric tides for National Artist awards|date=22 December 2020|website=VERA Files|access-date=11 January 2026|author=Antonio Montalvan II}}
* 2025: Elected as [[Royal Society of Literature|Royal Society of Literature International Writer]].{{cite web|url=https://rsliterature.org/rsl-international-writers/|title=2025 Prize|website=RSL International Writers|access-date=11 January 2026}}
* 2025: Elected as [[Royal Society of Literature|Royal Society of Literature International Writer]].{{cite web|url=https://rsliterature.org/rsl-international-writers/|title=2025 Prize|website=RSL International Writers|access-date=11 January 2026}}
* 2026: Nominated for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ella-creamer|title=61 Writers jointly nominated for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature|date=5 February 2026|website=[[The Guardian]]|author=Ella Creamer|access-date=6 February 2026}}
* 2026: Nominated for the National Artist of the Philippines for Literature by 18 academic institutions and literary organizations.


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