Filipino culture in my writing – a pledge

Post published:June 29, 2020
Post category:Places Reading The Quiet is Loud Writing
Reading time:2 mins read

After reading a couple of speculative fiction novels that incorporate non-European mythology (Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson and Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James), and really wonderful conversations with my editor, I've renewed my commitment to incorporating Filipino folk tales and mythology in The Quiet is…

Book deal!

Post published:November 11, 2019
Post category:The Quiet is Loud Writing
Reading time:1 mins read

I'm thrilled to announce that my novel THE QUIET IS LOUD will be published by Invisible Publishing in Fall 2021!⁠ I've been an Invisible Publishing fangirl for years, and I'm beyond excited to work with their team. I know my book will be in the best hands and I can't…

I’m Samantha Garner, author of The Quiet is Loud, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. A Canadian of mixed Filipino-Finnish background, my character-driven fantasy and science-fiction novels explore themes of identity and belonging. View The Quiet is Loud on the StoryGraph, Bookshop.org, and Goodreads, or click the image below to learn more about it, and where to buy.