GIO CHAO

Creative writing thesis which proposed anorganic connection between Philippinemythology and Magical Realism

P A P E R S A N D P U B L I C A T I O N S

The Application of PhilippineMythology in Magical Realism

2016

A collection of short fictions in English, self-publishedCIUDAD 2015

A book review of Cesar Ruiz Aquino's Ceasuras:155 poems as part of the 54th Silliman Journal

Ceasuras as Metapoetry 2013

E D U C A T I O N

AB Creative WritingSilliman University

2010-2016

S K I L L S

Creative writingTechnical writingCopyediting

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I've worked for the Cultural AffairsCommittee of Silliman Universityand for the Silliman Journal

R E L A T E D E X P E R I E N C E

Staff Writer 2012-2013

I assisted in the 51st SillimanNational Writer's Workshop inValencia, Negros Oriental, whichallowed me to build relationshipswith the fellows

Auditor 2012

Tara Residences, Tandang

Sora, Quezon City

W R I T E R

A Cultural Panorama 2013

An essay on the performing venues of SillimanUniversity as part of the Handulantaw

SMUT and Other PlaysA one-act play and a flash play in English

2015

Basic film editingDesigning

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Freelance Copywriter 2016I'm currently working as afreelance copywriter for CanvaSolutions Inc.