Thank you so much @writerstrust.bsky.social ! I'm truly humbled and thrilled by this recognition!

A jury composed of Jeff Latosik, Zehra Naqvi, and Chuqiao Yang read 143 submissions to select finalists for the 2026 RBC #BronwenWallace Award for Emerging Writers in the poetry category. Shortlist announced Wednesday! writerstrust.com/BronwenWallace

A jury composed of Jamaluddin Aram, @jennyanne.bsky.social, and @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social read 172 submissions to select finalists for the 2026 RBC #BronwenWallace Award for Emerging Writers in the short fiction category. Shortlist announced Wednesday! writerstrust.com/BronwenWallace

A jury composed of Alison Calder, Robert McGill, and Padma Viswanathan read 108 submissions to select finalists for the 2026 RBC #BronwenWallace Award for Emerging Writers in the creative nonfiction category. Shortlist announced Wednesday! writerstrust.com/BronwenWallace

The hours of the day have changed again. Writing returns to the margins: weekends, evenings, the quiet time that remains. A new essay on the blog this week.

Wrapped up Pitching Day at the Gotham Writers Fiction Conference. As a newbie author, I learned so much from a couple of generous literary agents who offered thoughtful feedback and insight. Feeling grateful and energized to keep refining Anatomy of Compersion. #WritingCommunity #GothamWriters

Pitching Anatomy of Compersion today at the @gothamwriters.bsky.social Fiction Conference — a literary novel about love stretched to its limits, where a marriage unravels and a new kind of family is born. Excited (and a little nervous) to share this story. #WritingCommunity #GothamWriters

Writing about deeply personal topics is both a challenge and a necessity. As I worked on Redeeming Renato: A Memoir, I found myself confronting painful truths about faith, sexuality, and cultural identity. The process was often unsettling. Read more: renatogandia.com/2025/03/12/w...

Four beers to remember the unjustly killed in the name of a drug war, the journalists and lawyers murdered in cold blood, those hounded for speaking the truth about the bloody regime. Four beers as a vast understatement for six years of corruption, plunder, and lies. The work of justice awaits.

Christmas 2023. In the warmth of my brother-in-law’s house in Manitoba, laughter and holiday scents filled the air—but I kept retreating to the basement. I was writing. Find out more about my foray into the world of memoirs. renatogandia.com/2025/03/10/w...

Let’s show our national spirit, fly our beloved flag and support Team Canada🇨🇦 Choose Canadian products and businesses when possible. Protect our economy. Like in any family, we can squabble among ourselves, but no outsider gets to mess with Canada! Agree? Re-post. #cdnpoli #ableg #TeamCanada

Only three weeks left to enter! creativenonfictioncollective.ca/cnf-contest/

This year, I’m deeply grateful for the milestones in my writing journey. Getting published in a book was a validation of my voice, but more importantly, I learned to be discerning about what people truly want from me and my writing. #Writerslife #FilipinoCanadianWriter

Some have already shared their 2024 achievements and goals for 2025, while you feel like time just slipped by. You may feel you haven’t achieved much and that’s OK. Look. You made it through the past 365 days and you're still moving forward, one day and one hour at a time; that's a big deal!

This season holds a quiet magic for writers. Beyond the bustling markets and twinkling lights, there’s a space where we retreat, not to escape the world, but to observe it more keenly. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #FilipinoCanadian

The real luxuries in life.

A reminder that T. S. Eliot had the problems of today figured out 103 years ago in his essay and poetry collection "The Sacred Wood."

The Remnants We Keep. That’s the prompt for this piece, which is the theme of www.everythingisurgent.com first edition. I’m grateful for the chance to be part of this project! #WritersCommunity #PinoyWriter

During this season of giving, we recommend swapping work-in-progress with a writing friend. Give feedback, get feedback. It's a nice way to connect and help each other.

Had the chance to chat with Christina Pantoja Hidalgo, and she’s as warm and insightful as you’d imagine! Such a cool, down-to-earth conversation that left me thinking about how much stories really connect us. Definitely feeling recharged to keep writing! #FilipinoWriters #WritingCommunity

Spent an evening hanging out with the ever-brilliant Niles Jordan Breis. His wit and wisdom are only matched by his effortless charm. Conversations with him always leave me inspired—and laughing, too. #CreativeMinds #WritingFriends #WritingCommunity #PhilippineLiterature

1/ I’ve always imagined returning to the Philippines unannounced—not out of malice, but for peace. No spectacle, no orchestrated reunions. Just me, showing up, a quiet presence in a familiar chaos. 🧵

TFW one of the reviewers of the piece you penned says, “I love how visceral your imagery is. From the crunch of the gravel to the smell of the ocean, you really painted a picture that transported me using all my senses. Really wonderful piece. It's one that will stick with me.” #WritingCommunity

Testing out Bluesky and stepping into a new digital space! Writer-storyteller, exploring the threads that connect people, love, and identity. Currently writing shorts on contemporary relationships and LGBTQ+ themes; reflecting on my own memoir of faith, sexuality, and belonging. #WritingCommunity