Hi, I'm Wina!

I'm a writer, educator, and talent development professional with over ten years' experience in module design, training design and delivery, and project management. I've previously worked for Enderun Extension, the continuing education arm of Enderun Colleges, the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime, and am currently the Program Manager for Training & Development at the American Chamber of Commerce.

I have my Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing (specializing in Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction) from De La Salle University Manila, where I graduated with the Outstanding Thesis Award. My work (poetry, fiction, and non-fiction) has been published in publications such as TAYO Literary Magazine, Driftwood Press, Plural Prose Journal, Cordite Poetry Review, and the Southern Pacific Review, among others. In 2016, I was a Finalist for the Sozopol Fiction Fellowship (choice was made by Elizabeth Kostova). In 2019, I was a recipient of the DLSU Bienvenido N. Santos Center for Creative Writing mini-grant for Poetry in English. In 2020, I was a fellow for Poetry in English at the University of Sto. Tomas National Writers' Workshop. In 2023, my debut poetry collection, Function:Poems was awarded the National Book Development Publication Grant. Functions:Poems is currently on pre-order and is forthcoming on November 18th from Grana Books.

I'm passionate about creating courses which marry my passion for literature and lifelong learning.

Wina Puangco-Mutuc, MFA

Fortune favors the brave.

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