R. A. Villanueva

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R. A. Villanueva is a Filipino American writer. He is the author of two poetry collections: A Holy Dread (Alice James Books, 2026), winner of the 2024 Alice James Award, and Reliquaria (University of Nebraska Press, 2014), winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize.

Villanueva’s other honors include commendations from the Forward Prizes and fellowships from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.