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How Filipino Self Publishers Can Find Their Fir...
When we first started Hot Tropiks, the big Philippine networks like TFC/ABS-CBN, GMA, and TV5 mostly decided which Filipino stories got out. I noticed the same thing back when we...
How Filipino Self Publishers Can Find Their Fir...
When we first started Hot Tropiks, the big Philippine networks like TFC/ABS-CBN, GMA, and TV5 mostly decided which Filipino stories got out. I noticed the same thing back when we...
Surviving the Manila International Book Fair (P...
Wednesday and Thursday at MIBF were super productive for me. It’s the best time to conduct business, meet people, and get things done before the massive weekend crowds hit SMX...
Surviving the Manila International Book Fair (P...
Wednesday and Thursday at MIBF were super productive for me. It’s the best time to conduct business, meet people, and get things done before the massive weekend crowds hit SMX...
Surviving the Manila International Book Fair (P...
As the country’s biggest and longest-running book expo, MIBF is like a tsunami, or better yet, a kamikaze wave of people. You will not experience anything else like this. Inside...
Surviving the Manila International Book Fair (P...
As the country’s biggest and longest-running book expo, MIBF is like a tsunami, or better yet, a kamikaze wave of people. You will not experience anything else like this. Inside...
Worldcon Was Life-Changing, but That Wasn't My ...
At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, a lola dressed like a wizard stopped by the Hot Tropiks booth and told me Filipino stories should be at Worldcon 2026, which was coming...
Worldcon Was Life-Changing, but That Wasn't My ...
At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, a lola dressed like a wizard stopped by the Hot Tropiks booth and told me Filipino stories should be at Worldcon 2026, which was coming...
Discovering Filipino Science Fiction
I wasn't aware Filipino science fiction existed. Living in the Philippines, I saw fantasy shows like Encantadia and heard about the Japanese anime series Voltes V, but I never imagined Filipinos...
Discovering Filipino Science Fiction
I wasn't aware Filipino science fiction existed. Living in the Philippines, I saw fantasy shows like Encantadia and heard about the Japanese anime series Voltes V, but I never imagined Filipinos...
How Monsters Became My Gateway to Filipino Culture
For a kid in the diaspora, connecting with my roots was never a straightforward journey. It didn't happen through language lessons or history textbooks. My "gateway drug" to Filipino culture...
How Monsters Became My Gateway to Filipino Culture
For a kid in the diaspora, connecting with my roots was never a straightforward journey. It didn't happen through language lessons or history textbooks. My "gateway drug" to Filipino culture...