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A novelist, playwright, journalist, short story writer, and screenwriter, Wilfrido D. Nolledo counts among our greatest Filipino writers in English. After being in the newsroom with Nick Joaquin and Pete Lacaba in Philippines Free Press, and following his time in Iowa Writer's Workshop, he published his explosive WWII novel, But for the Lovers, in 1970. Discover more about Nolledo through his own life, through his friend, Danilo Dalena, through his readers, and through his writing.
An influential figure in Philippine literature, Nolledo was born in 1933 in Manila. Nolledo was already a published writer at the age of 14 before studying at the University of Santo Tomas. His short stories have appeared in the Philippines Free Press where he was a staff member from 1963-1966. He received numerous Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for works such as his short story “Rice Wine”. In 1966, Nolledo was given a Fulbright-Hays scholarship to attend the University of Iowa.
After participating in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he eventually served as the editor of the Iowa Review. In 1972, he returned to the Philippines and wrote for various national magazines while scripting for movies. He moved back to the United States in 1990 to join his family. Nolledo died in Los Angeles in 2004.
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