Sooey Valencia received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature from the University of Santo Tomas, where she is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing. She has won Ustetika Literary Awards for her creative non-fiction and poetry in 2010 and 2011, and she is also a fellow of the 51st Silliman University National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete.

• Poetry : The Mermaid's Song

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