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Aside from her career in
Literature, Dimalanta is also known to have founded in 1995 the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters' official choir, the UST Chorus of Arts and Letters, (or the AB Chorale) with Mr. Paulo Zarate as its first musical director. She also penned the lyrics of the Hymn of the said
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by the Manila
Critics' Circle, Philippines Free Press Literary Awards, and Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. This status, alongside her teaching experience, enabled her to reach and influence generations of journalists and creative writers like Recah Trinidad, Arnold Azurin,
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She was a founding member and served as chairman of the Manila
Critics Circle and an honorary fellow of the Philippine Literary Arts Council. Poet and critic Cirilo F. Bautista hailed her as "not only our foremost woman poet but also one of the best poets writing now, regardless of gender."
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at the UST Graduate School and at the
Faculty of Arts and Letters until her untimely passing. During her academic career, she held various administrative posts, including the position of Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters and Director of the Center for Creative Writing and Studies.
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In 2002, UST published
Dimalanta's verse drama, "Lorenzo Ruiz, Escribano: A Play in Two Acts," with a Filipino translation by Florentino H. Hornedo and Michael M. Coroza. It was premiered on 22–24 February 1994 at UST in a production directed by
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Dimalanta published several books in her lifetime: seven books on poetry, one on drama, one on criticism, and one on her collected prose. Her first collection of poems,
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Ophelia Dimalanta in the Philippine literary portal, Panitikan.com.ph
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Philippines Literature Grant for Criticism (1983)
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Homage to Ophelia Dimalanta by UST Rector Rev. Fr. Rolando dela Rosa
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Best Poetry Award (1969), and first prize (poetry category) in the
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Poet and Critic Best Poem Award from Iowa State University (1968)
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The Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta Reader, Volume 1, Poetry
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The Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta Reader, Volume 2, Prose
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