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Jessica Zafra | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Philippines |
| Occupation | Writer, columnist, editor, publisher, television host, radio host |
| Website | |
| jessicarulestheuniverse | |
Jessica Zafra (Tagalog: [dʒɛˈsika ˈsapɾa]; born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher, and former television and radio show host.[1] She is known for her sharp and witty writing style. Her work often are about current events (both Philippine and international), tennis, movies, music, cats, books, technology, and her personal life. Her work has been the subject of academic study. The main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism and irony.
Zafra attended Saint Theresa's College of Quezon City, Quezon City, from prep school until the 6th Grade, after which she went to the main campus of the Philippine Science High School and then to the University of the Philippines where she majored in comparative literature.
Her most popular books are the Twisted series,[2][3] a collection of her essays as a columnist for the newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today), as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip.[2] She currently writes a weekly column for InterAksyon.com, the online news portal of TV5. She resides in Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She also managed the Eraserheads during the 1990s.
