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 me I was some sort …
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 reviewed in their magazine recently. …
I’m excited to announce a fun project. In my new Substack newsletter I Can Barely Play This Thing I’ll share updates on my novel-in-progress, news about The Quiet is Loud, thoughts on creativity, the odd poem-ish thing, what I’m reading, and not-boring life snippets (fingers crossed). It’ll supplement the sorts of things I write here, …
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, including the things that I …
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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 list. “Samantha Garner’s debut is …
🇩🇪 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 country that’s very special to …
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 much in awe of Teri’s …
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 couldn’t be more proud.
I’m looking forward to sharing a short reading from my novel-in-progress at the Draft Reading Series this month, along with many other talented writers. It’s a new sort of reading for me, and it’s a really neat way to inspire my creativity. This will be a virtual event happening on Sunday, February 27 2022, at …
I’m honoured to have been featured in the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction’s Women Reading Women series. The series is “featuring women writers, and the women writers they love.” It was a lot of fun to answer these questions about books I’ve read, and the craft of writing in general. I look forward to the …
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