Edgardo Maranan

Edgardo B. Maranan (November 7, 1946 – May 8, 2018) was a Filipino poet, essayist, fiction writer, playwright, translator and writer of children's stories. He wrote in Filipino and in English.

Early life He was born in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines in 1946. He grew up in Baguio, where he finished his high school education.

He represented the Philippines at the 1963 New York Herald Tribune World Youth Forum at the age of 16. At the age of 18, he joined Kabataang Makabayan and became a student activist He became a professor at the University of the Philippines from 1970-1972 where he taught political science and joined the underground movement when martial law was declared by Marcos.

Career In 1985, he was the Philippine fellow at the Iowa International Writing program. 1978 Ang Panahon ni Cristy - Full-length play 1984 Voyage: Poem - Poetry 1989 Pamana ng Bundok - Children's Short story 1992 Island and Hinterland - Essay 2000 Tabon and Other Poems - Poetry

In 2000 he was inducted into the Palanca Hall of Fame.