Name Greg Laconsay | Role Editor | |
Gregorio “Greg” C. Laconsay (born March 12, 1931) is a Filipino-Ilocano editor and writer in the Philippines. He was the former chief editor for two prominent literary magazines in the Philippines, namely the Ilocano-language Bannawag and the Tagalog-language Liwayway.
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Personal life
Greg Laconsay was born in Natividad, Pangasinan.
Literary career
In 1966, Laconsay was the chief editor for the magazine Bannawag. 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. He also became a member of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS).