Greg Laconsay Explained

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.^[1]

Personal life

Greg Laconsay was born in Natividad, Pangasinan.^[1]

Literary career

In 1966, Laconsay was the chief editor for the magazine Bannawag.^[2] 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.^[1] He also became a member of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS).^[3]

Works

Dictionaries

• Iluko–English–Tagalog Dictionary (1993)^[4]
• 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

Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20080109203837/http://www.iluko.com/article.asp?Id=4001 Greg Laconsay, mula sa Iluko.com at Panitikan.com.ph
2. http://gumilmetro.wordpress.com/ “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
3. http://www.freewebs.com/famas_awards/present_members.htm “Greg Laconsay”, member of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), undated
4. "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