Marjorie Evasco

Born in Mindoro into a family of teachers who were "always talking English", she was brought up and educated as a Roman Catholic and her formative years in school were spent under the tutelage of German and Belgian nuns.

in 1973 from Divine Word College of Tagbilaran, Masteral Degree in Creative Writing in 1981 at Silliman University and her Doctor of Philosophy in Literature (Ph.D.

For many years, she was Director of De La Salle University's Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC).

Origami (from Dreamweavers) This word unfolds, gathers up wind To speed the crane's flight North of my sun to you.

Ochre Tones was launched in May 1999 at National Artist Edith L. Tiempo's residence on Montemar (Sibulan, Negros Oriental) and at the Filipinas Heritage Library in Makati City.

She served as editor of a special issue of Ani in 1998 that featured writings and art work by Filipino women.

She also edited the book on place and memory of her home-island called "The Bohol We Love: Memoirs of Growing Up Boholano."

In Spring 1991, she was given a writing residency at Hawthornden Castle: International Writers' Retreat and a travel bursary from the British Council.

And in April-May 1992, she enjoyed a writing residency at the Bellagio Studies Center of the Rockefeller Foundation in Lake Como, Italy.