Joel Donato Ching Jacob

Joel Donato Ching Jacob is the 2018 Scholastic Asian book Award winner for Wing of the Locust and an Editor’s Choice Award winner for Best Asian Short Stories 2019 for “Artifacts from the Parent.” He is a 2021 Ani ng Dangal Awardee for Literature. He lives in Bay, Laguna with his mother, and two dogs. He enjoys fitness and the outdoors. Follow him on Twitter or Instagram @chimeracupkeyk.

Check out Joel’s work: Wing of the Locust; Philippines; Malaysia; Singapore. Find him on Twitter and Instagram at @chimeracupkeyk.