Jessica Zafra

Jessica Zafra (born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher and former television and radio show host. She is known for her sharp and witty writing style. Her most popular books are the Twisted series, a collection of her essays as a columnist for newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today), as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip. She currently writes a weekly column for InterAksyon.com, the online news portal of TV5, as well as for The Philippine Star which is called, Emotional Weather Report. She resides in Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She also managed the Eraserheads during the 90's.

Her work often are about current events (both Philippine and international), tennis, movies, music, cats, books, technology and her personal life. Her work has been the subject of academic study. The main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism and irony.

Educational Background

She went to St. Theresa's College, Quezon City, from prep school until 6th Grade. After which, she went to the main campus of the Philippine Science High School then to the University of the Philippines and majored in Comparative Literature.

Works

Current Works

• "Emotional Weather Report" (column), The Philippine Star (Fridays)
• "Manila Envelope" (magazine)
• "JessicaRulestheUniverse.com" (blog)

Books

• 500 People You Meet in Hell
• Manananggal Terrorizes Manila and Other Short Stories, 1992
• Womenagerie and Other Tales from the Front, 1995
• Twisted, 1995
• Twisted II: Spawn of the Twisted, 1996
• Fruitcake, 1997 (as editor)
• Planet of the Twisted, 1998
• Chicken Pox for the Soul, 1999
• Twisted IV
• Twisted V
• Twisted 6
• Tw7sted
• Twisted 8: Night of the Living Twisted
• Twisted Flicks
• Twisted Travels
• Twisted 8½
• Twisted 9

Magazines

• Flip (as Editor-in-Chief)

CDs

• Twisted's Greatest Hits'

Television Shows

• "Points of View", Studio 23

Radio Shows

• "Twisted on a Sunday", 103.5FM K-Lite

Awards

• 1991 Palanca Award, 1st Place, Short Story Category for "Portents"
• 1993 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for "Bad Boy, Robin, Baad, Baad Boy"
• 1994 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for "Black"

External links

• JessicaRulesTheUniverse.com
• Jessica Zafra Podcast
• Works by or about Jessica Zafra in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• {{http://www.interaksyon.com/article/9881/jessica-zafra-etiquette-for-expats-tourists-and-other-visitors-to-the-philippines]

References

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Name	Zafra, Jessica
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Short description	Filipino writer
Date of birth	1965
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