Gregorio "Greg" C. Laconsay (born March 12, 1931) is a Filipino-Ilocano editor and writer in the Philippines. He was the former editor in chief for two prominent literary magazines in the Philippines, namely the Ilocano-language Bannawag and the Tagalog-language Liwayway., retrieved on: March 14, 2008
Personal life Greg Laconsay was born in Natividad, Pangasinan.
Literary career In 1966, Laconsay was the chief editor for the magazine Bannawag.“Greg Laconsay (adviser)”, Bragado, Jose A. GUMIL Metro Manila: A Historical Perspective, Gunglo Dagiti Mannurat nga Ilocano Iti Metro Manila, Inc., from the book Lingka and Gumil Metro Manila, Inc., GumilMetro.wordpress.com, retrieved on March 14, 2008 He became an assistant director for editorials at Liwayway Publishing, Inc., and later became the full-pledged overall director for the chain of Liwayway publications beginning 1977. He retired in 1991. He received twenty seven major awards and recognition from different organizations in the Philippines and abroad. He also became a member of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS).“Greg Laconsay”, member of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), undated, retrieved on March 14, 2008
Works Dictionaries Iluko–English–Tagalog Dictionary (1993)"Iluko-English-Tagalog Dictionary. Greg C. Laconsay. Quezon City, Philippines : Phoenix Pub. House, c1993., Philippine Reference Sources" sa Doe Library (120), University of California, Berkeley, California, collected by Virginia Jing-yi Shih and Leslie Woodhouse during the Fall of 2006, Southeast Asia Resources, South/Southeast Asia Library, retrieved on March 14, 2008 Simplified Iluko Grammar (2005)
Ilocano novels Ti Kabusor (1974) Ti Love Story ni Theresa (1971) – Theresa's Love Story Nalagda a Cari (1951) Rebelde (1957) – Rebel Villa Verde (1959) – Green Valley Sacramento (1960) – Sacrament Purisima Concepcion (1961) – Immaculate Concepcion Kadena Perpetua (1961) – Perpetual Chain Kasimpungalan (1962) Rupanrupa (1963) Ti Ubing nga Agpateg iti Sangapirgis a Papel (1964) Dawel (1964) Littik (1965) Samuel (1966) Dagiti Agtawid (1967) Ti Biddut (1968) Nympho (1971)
Sex education literature Lalake at Babae (1974) – Man and Woman Sex Education sa Modernong Lalaki at Babae (1986) – Sex Education for Modern Man and Woman Panalo Ka! (1990) – You Win! My Sexpert Opinion (1984)
See also
Ilokano literature GUMIL Filipinas Ilokano writers Literature of the Philippines
References