Mary Grace Hidalgo Abogado was one of 17 esteemed writing fellows at the 18th Iligan National Writers Workshop held at MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology. There, she showcased her talent as the Boy Abunda Writing Fellow with poems in Waray. One notable submission was "Kinilaw nga Puso han Saging". Some of her works appeared in A Literary Mind Holding Up in Pop Culture. Poetica #25 also published her poem "So-Called Proletariat in the Senate (1. Floral Bow Tie)".