Abdon Balde Jr. (born September 12, 1946) is a contemporary Bicolano writer in Bikol, Filipino, and English. He was awarded as one of the Outstanding Bikolano Artists for 2009 in Literary Arts category in Naga City, and Southeast Asian Writers Awards for the Philippines in Thailand last 2009. He is one of the directors in Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL). In 2012, he was named Poet laureate of Albay. He was born in Busac, Oas, Albay.
References
- A rebirth of Bicol literature Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Philippine Daily Inquirer (Accessed 25 August 2009)
- Bikolinismo: Eleven to be honored as Bicolano Artist 2009 Archived January 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Bicol Mail (Accessed 15 September 2009)
- CCP Encyclopedia, Volume IX (Literature), p. 766
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