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 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, 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. 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"