Francess is a trained economist from the University of Asia and the Pacific (Manila, Philippines).She was also educated at the Ateneo de Manila University for a degree in Masters of Arts with Majors in English Literature and Creative Writing. As Director of Publications of Solaenum Publishing Manila, she was the editor of Haranya:An Anthology of English and Filipino Literature. She is a poet and a fictionist who was part of WORDFEAST’04. In 2004, her collection of poetry Red Bone Jazz: Poetry of the Unblued was launched. She is also series editor of Dream Cocktails: New Dadaist Poems, a literary project that aims to motivate students to find inspiration in Tristan Tzara’s movement. Solaenum Publishing Manila is currently preparing to launch the very first Filipino Asiatics novel, in an attempt to revolutionize how Filipinos read.

When she is not working, she goes to the beach, practices Cohen on her violin, tends a rose garden, tries to master Handel on the piano, and financially supports the theatrical presentations of her friends in Manila.