About Me

BILLY ANTONIO was born in 1975 in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Philippines.

He is the author of a mini-chapbook, In a Country with Two Seasons (Poems-For-All), two poetry chapbooks, Losing a Balloon: Haiku and Senryu (Alien Buddha Press) and where it was (Clare Songbirds Publishing House, New York), and a short fiction collection, Thread and Other Stories (Alien Buddha Press).

He was a fellow for fiction at the 44th University of the Philippines National Writers Summer Workshop in Baguio City, Philippines. His short story, The Kite, has been broadcast on 4EB-FM, 98.1, Brisbane, Australia. His poetry has won international recognition including first places in the European Kukai and Shiki Kukai, commendation in the Diogen Spring Tanka Contest and Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest, and honorable mentions in the Annual Mainichi Haiku Contest and Setouchi Matsuyama International Photo Haiku Contest. He is a Dwarf Stars Award nominee.

Some of his fiction and poetry have been published in journals, magazines (print and online), and anthologies. His Japanese short form poetry have appeared in The Red Moon Anthology of English Language Haiku, The Living Haiku Anthology, The Living Senryu Anthology, The Dwarf Stars Anthology. His haiga have been featured in World Haiku Association Haiga Contest, Haigaonline and Daily Haiga.

Copyright Notice

Copyright 2014-2024 Billy Antonio
All prose and poetry posted on this blog are original works of Billy Antonio unless otherwise indicated.

Sunday, April 27, 2014


I have a poem forthcoming in Penwood Review...

RE: submission
Lori
To Me
Apr 16 at 6:15 PM
Dear Billy,

Thank you very much for your poetry submission to The Penwood Review. We are pleased to tell you that, after consideration by our associate editorial staff, we would like to publish your poem "A Photograph" in our Fall 2014 issue. We retain one-time publishing rights after which all rights are returned to you. We also publish all poetry and essays with the understanding that they have not been previously published elsewhere.

We wish you continued success with your writing endeavors. Thank you for your interest in The Penwood Review.

Sincerely,
Lori M. Cameron, editor

Thursday, April 3, 2014

My haiku "chill wind --" got published in SHARPENING THE GREEN PENCIL The Book of the Contest 2014. See here http://en.calameo.com/read/0000022460161f354dd40

Rose Red Review
To Me
Apr 2 at 7:11 AM
Dear Billy Antonio,

Congratulations! I would absolutely love to publish "At Sunrise" in the upcoming issue of Rose Red Review.

I hope you will submit more of your work in the future. The next issue will arrive online April 22, 2014, Earth Day.

Warm Regards,
Larissa Nash
Rose Red Review

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