A stalwart of the Philippine publishing industry, Maria Karina Bolasco is a writer, editor, publisher, and icon. She's published over 3,000 titles throughout her multi-decade career, shepherded some of the most talented and incisive writers in the country, and played a big role in promoting a love for books and reading in a nation that has always deserved it.
Karina came to the Ateneo University Press in 2016 after almost thirty years in Anvil Publishing. Under her direction, the Press would be awarded Publisher of the Year five years in a row. She brought with her years of experience and expertise, transforming the Press into a highly revered publishing house, producing titles not just for the world of the academe, but also for the ordinary Filipino reader.
This year, she was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Book Development Board, and books published during her time at the Press won big at the Gintong Aklat Awards. Up next for her? A book of her own, hopefully. "When I was small, I wanted to be a writer, a poet-but what took me away from that was publishing the best and the brightest," she said. "When you see how good they are at their craft, parang na-intimidate ka na. I thought that the next best thing for me, as a writer, was to publish the best and the brightest, but now I am giving myself a chance."
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