Philippine National Book Award and two-time Palanca winner,
Cheeno Marlo M. Sayuno, PhD
I have assumed so many roles: an educator teaching communication, research, and writing courses in the undergraduate and graduate levels; a storybook writer with quite a number of books published in the Philippines; a researcher exploring intersections of children's literature, media, and culture; and many others!
About Cheeno Marlo Sayuno
Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Currently, Dr. Sayuno is pursuing a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to research on children’s literature, media, and culture.
Associate Professor at UP Los Baños
Dr. Sayuno is an Associate Professor of Communication, Research, and Children’s Literature from the University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños. He received his BA Mass Communication degree from Cavite State University, MA Communication Arts degree from UP Los Baños, and PhD Communication degree from UP Diliman. For his accomplishments in research and creative work, he has been conferred the award of University Artist 1 under the UP Arts Productivity System Award. Currently, he also serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Philippine Association for Communication and Media Researchers, Inc.; the Treasurer of Supling Sining, Inc.; and an active member of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature.
Writer of Stories for Children
For his accomplishments in research and creative work, he has been conferred the award of University Artist 1 under the UP Arts Productivity System Award. He has received recognition from the prestigious Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, the National Book Award, the Philippine Board on Books for Young People’s Salanga Prize (honorable mention), and the Normal Awards for Gender-Inclusive Literature by Philippine Normal University for his stories for children. He has published storybooks with Adarna House, Tahanan Books Lampara Books, Anvil Publishing, Chikiting Books, Save the Children Philippines, Inspiration Publishing, and Chalkboard, as well as various textbooks and research work in communication, media, children's literature, and related fields.