Jessica Zafra (; born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher, and former television and radio show host."Jessica Zafra is Powerbooks' author of the month", The Manila Times, 11 February 2008, p. C1. Retrieved 20 November 2013 She is known for her sharp and witty writing style. 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.
Biography Zafra attended Saint Theresa's College of Quezon City, Quezon City, from prep school until the 6th Grade, after which she went to the main campus of the Philippine Science High School and then to the University of the Philippines where she majored in comparative literature.
Her most popular books are the Twisted series,"Jessica Zafra and Cory Quirinoto Sign Books", Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 September 2002, p. E8. Retrieved 20 November 2013"Review: Twisted 8 1/2 by Jessica Zafra", abs-cbnnews.com, 27 January 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2013 a collection of her essays as a columnist for the 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. She resides in Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She also managed the Eraserheads during the 1990s.
Selected publications 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 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, 2007 Twisted Travels Twisted 8½ Twisted 9 The word-eaters Geeks vs. Jocks, 2014 The Stories So Far, 2015 The Collected Stories of Jessica Zafra, 2019 The Age of Umbrage, 2020 ' ' Portents
Magazines Manila Envelope Flip (as Editor-in-Chief
Filmography Television Points of View, Studio 23
Other works CDs Twisted's Greatest Hits
Radio shows Twisted on a Sunday, 103.5 K-Lite FM
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"
References
External links JessicaRulesTheUniverse.com Jessica Zafra podcast Jessica Zafra podcasts, 2012-present Interaksyon.com article