Some of Her Works

Sa anino ng EDSA at iba pang mga kuwento(1992)

Babae at iba pang mga kuwento by Genoveva Edroza Matute (1998)

Ang inyong lingkod, Gloria Romero: Dulang pang-radyo, 1959-1960 (1998)

None of the bitter: The short stories and essays in English(1998)

May isang panahon: Mga kuwento, sanaysay, tula (Tagalog Edition)(2001)

Mga pagpapahalagang Pilipino sa mga gunita(1994)

Walo at kalahating dekada ng isang buhay: Nobela (Tagalog Edition)(2001)

Tinig ng damdamin: Mga piling sanaysay(1992)

Balarilang Tagalog

Kwento ni Mabuti

Paglalayag sa Puso ng Isang Bata

Bughaw Ka sa Likod ng Ulap

Mga Guro

Puti ang Kullay ng Pananalig

At Lumaki si Ben

Nagtataka si Totoy

Walong Taong Gulang

Parusa

Ate

Marahil sa Ibang Pamumulakkak

Limang Liham

Yumayapos ang Takip Silim

Bangkang Papel

Tata More

Guho

Piling Maiikling Kuwento, 1939-1992 (1992)

Ako'y isang tinig: Katipunan ng mga piling maiikling katha at sanaysay(1952)

In her Personal Life and Death

Genoveva Edroza Matute was married to Epifanio Matute, who was best known for his role in the creation of the Filipino radio program Kuwentong Kutsero which grew in popularity throughout the 1950s. In addition to the short stories that she wrote, Genoveva also wrote plays and productions to air on the radio during the time when this radio show was popular.

Genoveva Edroza Matute died on March 21, 2009 while she was sleeping in her bedroom in Cubao, Quezon City at the age of 94. The specifics of her death remain unknown.

Genoveva's Academic and Writing Career

Genoveva Edroza Matute career included several literary works that helped her to become well known. She is very well known as an author of Phlippine short stories. She was so talented an author that she had the honor of receiving four Palanca Awards for her creative work during her lifetime. Matute won first prize for her short stories on three different occasions. The first prize she was awarded was in 1951 for her short story entitled Kuwento ni Mabuti.The second first prize she was awarded was for her short story Paglalayag sa Puso ng Isang Bata. The third first prize that acknowledged her work as an author was for her short story entitled Parusa, which she was awarded in 1961.Her greatest award was bestowed upon her in the year 2005. At this time, she received recognition for her work by the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The award was to recognize her creativeness and the contributions she made as an author throughout her lifetime.

Basic Information

Genoveva Edroza Matute

Genoveva Edroza Matute is also called GEM. She is born on January 3, 1915. She had little known of her childhood days. When she was a college student in the University of Santo Tomas, she was under the college of education to obtain her college degree. She graduated from University of Santo Tomas and she subsequently became a teacher of academics. She worked in this profession for duration of 46 years and in the year 1980, she retired from her career as a teacher. By the time she retired, she had become head of the Philippine Normal College under the Department of Filipino and had also become the Dean of Instruction.