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Jason Tanamor

Jason Tanamor

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Biography

Jason Tanamor is a Filipino-American writer and author. Named as one of the "5 Best Modern Filipino Writers" by Pinas Global Newspaper and listed as one of Positively Filipino's "Fil-Ams Among the Remarkable and Famous," Tanamor is the acclaimed author of the Filipino themed novels "Vampires of Portlandia," "Love, Dance & Egg Rolls, and "The Legend of Sensei Tsinelas."

He was nominated for the 2024 UCLA Allegra Johnson Literary Prize and the 2024 UCLA James Kirkwood Prize, and he has been featured in several Filipino publications like Esquire Philippines, CNN Philippines, Filipino Daily Inquirer, and Asian Journal.

Tanamor currently lives and works in Illinois.

Achievements & Recognitions

2024 UCLA Allegra Johnson Literary Prize

Nominated

2024 UCLA James Kirkwood Prize

Nominated

2025 UCLA Allegra Johnson Literary Prize

Nominated

Horrors Writers Association - Interview

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage in Horror Month: An Interview with Jason Tanamor

Esquire Philippines - Interview

A Family of Aswangs Moves to the U.S. in This Riveting Novel

Rice Paper Magazine - Interview

Interview with Jason Tanamor, Author of Vampires of Portlandia

Inquirer - Interview

Fil-Am author Jason Tanamor brings ‘aswangs’ to America

Positively Filipino - Interview

Jason Tanamor and His Aswang

International Examiner - Interview

In Jason Tanamor’s novel, “Vampires of Portlandia”, a family of Filipino immigrant aswangs find themselves a new home in the weirdness of Portland

Seattle Book Review - Review

"Vampires of Portlandia" - 4/5 stars

Books by this Author

Vampires of Portlandia

Vampires of Portlandia