Merlinda C. Bobis wrote her first poem at the age of ten. She has not stopped writing ever since. As an adolescent and as an adult, she had her poems and stories published in high school and college papers, and in Youngsters and Home Life. In the 80's, many of her stories and articles were published in Focus Philippines and Life Today Magazine. In 1990 her poems were also published in Midweek, Caracoa, and various anthologies in the Philippines and in Australia.

All in all, she has more than 80 poems, stories, plays and articles in literary anthologies, journals and magazines. The following is a list of her major published works since 1990.

1990: Rituals

1990: Ang Lipad Ay Awit sa Apat na Hangin

1993: Cantata of the Woman Warrior/Kantada ng Babaing Mandirigma Daragang Magayon

199?: White Turle

199?: Summer????

Current Project(s):

War Trilogy - a trilogy consisting of three plays, of which the second and third parts are 'Rita's Lullaby' and 'Promenade', respectively)