Jessica Zafra (; born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher, and former television and radio show host. She is known for her sharp and witty writing style. Her work often are about current events (both Philippine and international), tennis, movies, music, cats, books, technology, and her personal life. Her work has been the subject of academic study. The main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism and irony.
Biography
Zafra attended Saint Theresa's College of Quezon City, Quezon City, from prep school until the 6th Grade, after which she went to the main campus of the Philippine Science High School and then to the University of the Philippines where she majored in comparative literature.
Her most popular books are the Twisted series, a collection of her essays as a columnist for the newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today), as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip. She currently writes a weekly column for InterAksyon.com, the online news portal of TV5. She resides in Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She also managed the Eraserheads during the 1990s.
Selected publications
Books
500 People You Meet in Hell
Manananggal Terrorizes Manila and Other Short Stories, 1992
Womenagerie and Other Tales from the Front, 1995
Twisted, 1995
Twisted II: Spawn of Twisted, 1996
Fruitcake, 1997 (as editor) Planet of the Twisted, 1998 Chicken Pox for the Soul, 1999 Twisted IV Twisted V Twisted 6 Tw7sted Twisted 8: Night of the Living Twisted Twisted Flicks, 2007 Twisted Travels Twisted 8½ Twisted 9 The word-eaters Jocks vs Geeks, 2014 The Collected Stories of Jessica Zafra, 2019 The Age of Umbrage, 2020
Magazines
Manila Envelope
Flip (as Editor-in-Chief
Filmography
Television
Points of View, Studio 23
Other works
CDs
Twisted's Greatest Hits'
Radio shows
Twisted on a Sunday'', 103.5 K-Lite FM
Awards
1991 Palanca Award, 1st Place, Short Story Category for "Portents" 1993 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for "Bad Boy, Robin, Baad, Baad Boy" 1994 Palanca Award, 3rd Place, Short Story Category for "Black"