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'{{Infobox writer |name = Peter Solis Nery |image = Peter Solis Nery.jpg |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|6}} |birth_place = [[Dumangas]], [[Iloilo]], Philippines |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = Poet, writer, author, actor, filmmaker | language = [[English language|English]], [[Filipino language|Filipino]], [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]] | nationality = Filipino | alma_mater = [[University of the Philippines Visayas]]<br> [[Christ the King Mission Seminary|SVD Christ the King Mission Seminary]] <br> [[STI West Negros University|West Negros College]] | website = [http://petersolisnery.com/ petersolisnery.com] }} '''Peter Solis Nery''' is a Filipino poet, fictionist, author, and filmmaker. Writing in [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]], he is a [[Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature]] Hall of Fame Awardee,<ref>{{cite news |title=Money –Staff Writer – Blog hosts an Essay Writing Contest |date= March 3, 2008 |url=http://business.inquirer.net/money/announcements/view/20080303-122528/Blog-hosts-an-Essay-Writing-Contest |publisher=Business.inquirer.net}}</ref> the [[Cultural Center of the Philippines]] (CCP) Literary Grant, and the All-Western Visayas Literary Contest (National Commission for Culture and the Arts) winner.<ref name="palancaawards.com.ph">{{cite web|url=http://www.palancaawards.com.ph |title=palancaawards.com |publisher=palancaawards.com |date=2013-04-30 |accessdate=2013-06-25}}</ref> In 2015, he became the first Filipino author to be invited to the [[Sharjah International Book Fair]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iloilometropolitantimes.com/ilonggo-sets-record-as-first-filipino-author-in-sibf/|title=Ilonggo sets record as first Filipino author in SIBF - Iloilo Metropolitan Times|website=www.iloilometropolitantimes.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> Writing in [[English language|English]], [[Filipino language|Filipino]], and [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]], he has authored at least 20 books, and has written screenplays. He wrote and edited newspapers in [[Iloilo City]] before becoming a nurse in the United States. As an actor, Nery briefly appeared in [[Tikoy Aguiluz]]'s film on cybersex, ''www.XXX.com'', of which he was also the assistant director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inq7.net/inf/2003/jun/16/inf_2-1.htm|title=inq7.net|website=www.inq7.net|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> He has also written, produced, and directed a full-length feature film in Hiligaynon, ''Gugma sa Panahon sang Bakunawa'' (Love in the Time of the Bakunawa), which was a finalist at the 1st Sineng Pambansa National Film Competition of the [[Film Development Council of the Philippines]]. Nery resides in [[Reisterstown]], [[Maryland]], and continues to write in at least three languages. ==Writing career== ==Nursing career== Nery enrolled in Nursing as he continued to write for the newspaper. He graduated his [[Bachelor of Science in Nursing]] in October 2004.<ref>http://docstoc.com/docs/2819311</ref> He went to the [[United States]] in February 2006 and became a Registered Nurse in [[California]] in May of the same year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rn.ca.gov |title=rn.ca.gov |publisher=rn.ca.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-06-25}}</ref> and started working as an orthopedic nurse in [[Los Angeles]] in 2007. In October 2008, he was given various awards for his commitment to his nursing profession including the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. ==Peter Solis Nery Foundation== The [[Peter Solis Nery Foundation]], or '''The Peter Solis Nery Foundation for Hiligaynon Literature and the Arts, Inc.''' was established in September 2012 by Nery, right after his induction into the [[Palanca Awards]] Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ThePeterSolisNeryFoundation|title=The Peter Solis Nery Foundation|website=www.facebook.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref>Peter Solis Nery</ref> The foundation, which aims to promote, preserve, and propagate Hiligaynon literature, and Filipino art and culture, through research, publications, productions, education, and cultural dissemination, was incorporated by the ''Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission'' on November 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petersolisnery.com/?page_id=402&foundation=true|title=Foundation • Peter Solis Nery|website=petersolisnery.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> Following immediately, the foundation created the [[Peter's Prize|Peter’s Prize for Excellence in Hiligaynon Writing]] that first gave out awards in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iloilometropolitantimes.com/peters-prize-winners-named|title=Peter’s Prize winners named - Iloilo Metropolitan Times|website=www.iloilometropolitantimes.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> In May 2014, the foundation sponsored a month-long online Hiligaynon poetry workshop called ''Poem-a-thon with Peter Solis Nery''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iloilometropolitantimes.com/poem-a-thon-with-peter-solis-nery|title=POEM-A-THON WITH PETER SOLIS NERY - Iloilo Metropolitan Times|website=www.iloilometropolitantimes.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> In August 2014, the foundation published five anthology books of ''new Hiligaynon writings'' culled from the Peter’s Prize competitions and the Poem-a-thon workshop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iloilometropolitantimes.com/books-of-summer|title=BOOKS OF SUMMER - Iloilo Metropolitan Times|website=www.iloilometropolitantimes.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> ==Personal life== Nery is [[gay]], and was married to an American man from 2008 until the latter's death when Nery was 46.<ref name="Iloilo_met" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Nery|first1=Peter Solis|title=Dear Zach|url=http://petersolisnery.com/?p=464|website=petersolisnery.com|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> Nery is a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] despite the [[Homosexuality and the Catholic Church|church’s stand on homosexuality]].<ref name="Iloilo_met" /> ==Published works== *''I Flew a Kite for Pepe'' (New Day Publishers. Quezon City: 1993.) {{ISBN|971-10-0542-5}} *''First Few Notes of a Green Symphony'' (Giraffe Books. Quezon City: 1994.) {{ISBN|971-8967-06-0}} *''The Essential Thoughts of a Purple Cat'' (Giraffe Books. Quezon City: 1996.) {{ISBN|971-8967-31-1}} *''Rated R'' (Giraffe Books. Quezon City: 1997.) {{ISBN|971-8967-62-1}} *''Shorts'' (New Day Publishers. Quezon City: 1997.) {{ISBN|971-10-1012-7}} *''Moon River, Butterflies, and Me'' (New Day Publishers. Quezon City: 1997.) {{ISBN|971-10-1013-5}} *''Shy Evocations of Childhood'' (Giraffe Books. Quezon City: 1997.) {{ISBN|971-8967-67-2}} *''My Life as a Hermit'' (Giraffe Books. Quezon City: 1998.) {{ISBN|971-8967-74-5}} *''Fireflies for a Yuppie'' (Giraffe Books. Quezon City: 1998.) {{ISBN|971-8967-75-3}} *''A Loneliness Greater than Love'' (DreamWings Publishing. Iloilo: 2000.) {{ISBN|971-92146-0-0}} *''Fantasia'' (DreamWings Publishing. Iloilo: 2000.) {{ISBN|971-92146-1-9}} *''Rain as Gentle as Tears'' (DreamWings Publishing. Iloilo: 2001.) {{ISBN|971-92146-2-7}} *''The Prince of Ngoyngoy'' (DreamWings Publishing. Iloilo: 2001.) {{ISBN|971-92146-3-5}} *''The Passion of Jovita Fuentes'' (New Day Publishers. Quezon City: 2009.) {{ISBN|978-971-10-1206-9}} *''100 Erotic Sonnets from the Hiligaynon'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2010.) {{ISBN|1-4537-1071-X}} *''Love in the Time of the Bakunawa'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2012.) {{ISBN|1-478-13998-6}} *''If the Shoe Fits: Or, The Five Men Imelda Marcos Meets in Heaven'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2012.) {{ISBN|1-466-22033-3}} *''Cory, Full of Grace'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2012) {{ISBN|1-478-14075-5}} *''Kakunyag: Erotic Sonnets in Hiligaynon'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2012) {{ISBN|1-481-01687-3}} *''Stories in a Mellifluous Language'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2012) {{ISBN|1-481-04307-2}} *''Peter’s Prize Very, Very Short Stories in Hiligaynon'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2014) {{ISBN|1-500-24030-3}} *''Peter’s Prize Love Poems in Hiligaynon'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2014) {{ISBN|1-500-26138-6}} *''Peter’s Prize Children’s Stories and Poems in Hiligaynon'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.:2014) {{ISBN|1-500-33582-7}} *''Peter’s Prize The Saddest Love Stories Ever Told in Hiligaynon'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2014) {{ISBN|1-500-38056-3}} *''The Poem-a-thon Anthology: Mga Binalaybay sang Mayo 2014'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2014) {{ISBN|1-50065312-8}} *''The Passion of Jovita Fuentes: International edition'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2015) {{ISBN|1-515-14242-6}} *''Welcome to Grindr'' (CreateSpace. U.S.A.: 2016) {{ISBN|1-515-14343-0}} *''Creative Writing: DIWA Senior High School Series'' (Diwa Learning Systems, Inc. Makati City: 2017) {{ISBN|978-971-46-0995-2}} ==Palanca Awards won== *2nd prize, Short Story (Hiligaynon) for [[Ang Milagro sa Ermita]],<ref>http://www.panaynews.net/peter-solis-nery-wins-19th-palanca-award/</ref> 2017 *1st prize, One-Act Play (English) for [[Tic-Tac-Toe]],<ref>http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/archives/2016/08/27/peter-solis-nery-wins-another-palanca-gold/</ref> 2016 *1st prize, Poetry for Children (English) for [[The Rainbow Collection]], 2015 *1st prize, One-Act Play (Filipino) for [[Gladiolas]], 2014 *3rd prize, Full-length Play (Filipino) for [[Agimat]], 2014 *3rd prize, Poetry for Children (English) for [[Those Colorful Parts]], 2014 *1st prize, Short Story (Hiligaynon) for [[Si Padre Olan kag ang Dios]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petersolisnery.com/?p=103|title=Si Padre Olan kag Ang Dios • Peter Solis Nery|website=petersolisnery.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> 2013 *Hall of Fame Award,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/Testing3/peter-solis-nery/|title=PETER SOLIS NERY – Carlos Palanca Awards|website=www.palancaawards.com.ph|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> 2012 *1st prize, Poetry for Children (English) for [[Punctuation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b_XomsiIVg|title=Punctuation: poems by Peter Solis Nery at the Palanca Awards 2012|first=|last=Peter Solis Nery|date=30 December 2012|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref> 2012 *2nd prize, Poetry for Children (Filipino) for [[Sa Mundo ng mga Kulisap]], 2012 *1st prize, Short Story (Hiligaynon) for [[Donato Bugtot]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petersolisnery.com/?p=101|title=Donato Bugtot • Peter Solis Nery|website=petersolisnery.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> 2011 *2nd prize, Full-length Play (English) for [[If the Shoe Fits: Or, The Five Men Imelda Marcos Meets in Heaven]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/If-Shoe-Fits-Imelda-Marcos/dp/1466220333|title=If the Shoe Fits: Or, The Five Men Imelda Marcos Meets in Heaven|first=Peter Solis|last=Nery|date=3 August 2012|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|accessdate=9 May 2017|via=Amazon}}</ref> 2011 *2nd prize, Poetry for Children (English) for [[The Shape of Happiness & Other Poems]], 2011 *3rd place, One-Act Play (English) for [[The Wide Ionian Sea]], 2010 *1st prize, Full-length Play (English) for [[The Passion of Jovita Fuentes]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Passion-Jovita-Fuentes-Peter-Solis/dp/1515142426/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450363434&sr=1-11|title=The Passion of Jovita Fuentes|first=Peter Solis|last=Nery|date=31 July 2015|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|accessdate=9 May 2017|via=Amazon}}</ref> 2008 *1st prize, Short Story (Hiligaynon) for [[Candido]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petersolisnery.com/?p=99|title=Candido • Peter Solis Nery|website=petersolisnery.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> 2007 *2nd prize, Short Story (Hiligaynon) for [[Ang Kapid]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petersolisnery.com/?p=96|title=Ang Kapid • Peter Solis Nery|website=petersolisnery.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> 2006 *3rd prize, Short Story (Hiligaynon) for [[Ang Pangayaw]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petersolisnery.com/?p=94|title=Ang Pangayaw • Peter Solis Nery|website=petersolisnery.com|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> 2000 *1st prize, Short Story (Hiligaynon) for [[Lirio]],<ref name="petersolisnery.com"/> 1998 ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.petersolisnery.com}} * [http://www.filipinowriter.com/user/peter-solis-nery Filipino Writer Website: Peter Solis-Nery] * [http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/articles-on-c-n-a/article.php National Commission on Culture and the Arts -Literature] * [http://www.panitikan.com.ph/newsarchive/tags/contests/htm Panitikan Online] * [http://www.kabayancentral.com/book/giraffe/poetry.html kabayancentral.com] * [http://www.ateneo.edu/kritikakultura/kk01.pdf Ateneo Kritikultura] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nery, Peter Solis}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century Filipino poets]] [[Category:20th-century short story writers]] [[Category:21st-century Filipino poets]] [[Category:21st-century short story writers]] [[Category:English-language writers from the Philippines]] [[Category:Filipino children's writers]] [[Category:Filipino dramatists and playwrights]] [[Category:Filipino male actors]] [[Category:Filipino male poets]] [[Category:Filipino male short story writers]] [[Category:Filipino Roman Catholics]] [[Category:Filipino writers of bilingual works]] [[Category:Hiligaynon people]] [[Category:LGBT Roman Catholics]] [[Category:Palanca Award recipients]] [[Category:Roman Catholic writers]] [[Category:Tagalog-language writers]] [[Category:University of the Philippines Visayas alumni]] [[Category:Writers from Iloilo]] [[Category:Writers from Los 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