Filipino • LGBTQIA+ • KidLit Author • #WeNeedDiverseBooks, #RevPit, & PBBY Salanga Prize Winner 📝
Republic of the Philippines
Joined September 2020
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✨IT'S PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY OFFICIAL!✨
I'm beyond excited to announce that my debut picture book WHAT MAKES A FAMILY, illustrated by the incredible Aldy Aguirre, will be published by @lantanapub in Fall 2026!
Thank you, The Children's Book Council @CBCBook, for including our forthcoming picture book WHAT MAKES A FAMILY: CELEBRATING THE FILIPINO DAY OF THE DEAD on your SUMMER 2026 CBC SHOWCASE 'THESE ARE THE PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD' list! WE ARE BEYOND DELIGHTED AND HONORED! 🫶
Dive into our Summer 2026 CBC Showcase ‘These Are the People In My Neighborhood’ which features stories that celebrate the power of community and the ways people come together to make a place feel like home.
Learn more: cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lists/…
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Eric Ruiz Roxas retweeted
Hey everyone! I’m going to post a few books here in the comments for another author who was also affected by my publisher shutting down. If they interest you, check her out over on insta where she’s more active! @epklopp
(1/ ) WHAT A SAD SAD DAY! My publisher ceases operations 7 weeks before my middle grade fantasy debut. Now I'm left with a fully-edited and an almost-published book (with book cover, blurb, art, and all)!!! 😭
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(2/ ) I'm sorry to all the readers (esp those from the Filipino Diaspora), bookstores (such as Bel Canto Books), and organizations (like #WeNeedDiverseBooks) who have expressed their interest and support for the book.
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The audacity of me drafting a picture book story that I just thought of earlier when I got a gazillion ideas rotting in my notes. Haha! 🙈
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My 2025 that people saw:
I won an award
I closed 5 book deals
I mentored for a national writing competition
I was recognized by our municipal council
I wrote new picture book, storybook, & chapter book stories both in English & Filipino
I connected with new writers & creators
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The 2025 that only I knew:
My second literary agent quit agenting
My books died on submission
I lost many writing contests
I faced too many writer's block, self-doubt, & insecurities
Received countless rejections from agents & publishers
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Eric Ruiz Roxas retweeted
AHTISA MANALO, PHILIPPINES! 🇵🇭
LOOK: The Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo wears Filipino artistry and pride in a Mak Tumang fiesta-themed creation at the 2025 Miss Universe National Costume competition. | 📸: Miss Universe Thailand/YouTube
READ RELATED STORY: inqnews.net/ahtisanatcosprel…
ALT The Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo wears Filipino artistry and pride in a Mak Tumang fiesta-themed creation at the 2025 Miss Universe National Costume competition.
ALT The Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo wears Filipino artistry and pride in a Mak Tumang fiesta-themed creation at the 2025 Miss Universe National Costume competition.
ALT The Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo wears Filipino artistry and pride in a Mak Tumang fiesta-themed creation at the 2025 Miss Universe National Costume competition.
ALT The Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo wears Filipino artistry and pride in a Mak Tumang fiesta-themed creation at the 2025 Miss Universe National Costume competition.
Eric Ruiz Roxas retweeted
I've had so many "almost there" moments in my writing career. Good rejections, a temporary agent, a read by Harper Collins, good reviews. The hardest part of being a writer isn’t the rejection. It’s holding the faith between flashes of proof.
Eric Ruiz Roxas retweeted
🌹⚔️ COVER REVEAL!! at last!! 🌹⚔️
CHAMPION OF THE ROSE: VOLUME 1, our 🇵🇭 anti-colonial, epic fantasy will be published worldwide next year 🥹
@artominique & i've been working on our beloved firstborn manga for years!! we can't wait to show it to you!!
teapaw.org/VIZMedia/status/197922…
Announcement: In a brutal tournament, Princess Rosa picks Rey, a trans swordsman, as her champion. Fighting for freedom, love, and revenge, he faces an arena where power is won in blood. Champion of the Rose, Vol. 1, by @cat_aquino and @artominique, releases Summer 2026. 🇵🇭
Less than a year to go! Yay!
✨IT'S PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY OFFICIAL!✨
I'm beyond excited to announce that my debut picture book WHAT MAKES A FAMILY, illustrated by the incredible Aldy Aguirre, will be published by @lantanapub in Fall 2026!
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