I'm honoured that The Quiet is Loud was recently reviewed by Erin Della Mattia for Prairie Fire. An excerpt: The result is a complex and ambitious novel about how we construct our identities when we feel like outsiders, whether that be as a person with exceptional capabilities, a child of…
I'm excited to moderate an AugurCon panel: Worldbuilding the Real World: Creating the Fictional Here, featuring Kim Fu, Natalie Zina Walschots, and Maria Dong, discussing worldbuilding in our own reality. Worldbuilding is one of my absolute favourite things about writing, and I'm eager to hear how these talented writers approach…
I'm looking forward to reading from The Quiet is Loud at two exciting events in October: Toronto Canzine Saturday, October 1 2022 I’ll be reading as part of Pulp Fiction, with Terri Favro and Jason Smith. The Quarantine Review’s Re-launch Reading Series Wednesday, October 12 2022 Looking forward to joining…
The best part of my August: I finished the first draft of my new fantasy novel! I'm still coming back down to earth, very reluctantly, after spending the summer halfway in an altered state of intense creativity and inspiration I had never felt before, the kind where you could tell…
Many, many years ago, Broken Pencil published a short story of mine. It was so long ago that I no longer remember the story's name. I was a new zinester then, and so appearing in Broken Pencil was a dream. So it felt very special to see The Quiet is Loud…
May 4th was the one-year anniversary of The Quiet is Loud being published. I can't believe it's been that long! It feels like three months and three years at the same time. I shared some thoughts about my first year of being a published author over on Invisible Publishing's blog,…
I was happy to see The Quiet is Loud recommended as one of "16 Books You’ll Love by Asian and Pacific Islander Authors" at She Does the City. The Filipino themes in my book were very important to me, so it's an honour for my book to be on this…
🇩🇪 I have some very exciting news: The Quiet is Loud will be published in German with Piper Verlag! I have family in Germany (and support Germany in international football tournaments 😉) so naturally I am over the moon about this. I look forward to reaching new readers in a…
I was recently interviewed by my friend Teri Vlassopoulos for the Quarantine Review podcast! Not only was I thrilled to be involved with the Quarantine Review again, but I got to virtually chat with Teri while sitting in my surprisingly soundproof closet, balancing my laptop and my microphone, being so…
I'm over the moon about The Quiet is Loud being a finalist for the 8th Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize! From their website: The award was created to bring literary recognition to Canadian talent and kick-start the careers of debut authors. My book is among such wonderful company and I…
