Nathalie De Los Santos (she/her/siya) is the author of Over the Rainbow, Beyond the Sea, Alice’s Order and Hasta Mañana. She also is the creator of the Filipinx-focused book blog, PilipinxPages. She also is the host of the Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore podcast. Her writing over the pandemic is also featured in the National Women’s History Museum.
Bio
Nathalie De Los Santos is based in Vancouver BC, and is the founder of PilipinxPages, a bookstagram featuring Filipinx authors. She has written for or appeared in interviews and panels for the following publications and festivals: Kapwa Magazine, TFC, CBC, Cold Tea Collective, Filipino Fridays Podcast, Sampaguita Press, Stories with Sapphire Podcast, UBC's Games in Action Conference, Chopsticks Alley Pinoy, the LiterAsian Festival (2020), Marias at Sampaguitas, Ricepaper Magazine, and Gastrofork. She is also the creator of the podcast, Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore. She is the author of Hasta Mañana, Alice’s Order and is working on a Filipino folklore inspired fantasy novel called Diyosa Mata.
She is a board member of Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Society and Dumb Instrument Dance.
She acknowledges that she lives, plays and works on the stolen land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Upon learning about the genocide and forced removal of First Nations by the Canadian government on the land we call home, it made her realize how little we know about all the communities and people written out of history. The ongoing erasure, and resistance in the face of it, is something which informs her work in her own community.
Waves of Words - an open mic and dance event I planned with Christine at MORROW by Dumb Instrument Dance.
“At the end of the day, stories connect us, not politics. And there's so many stories out there waiting to be told. It's just a matter of who's out there listening.”
— Jose Antonio Vargas
See me in the news/media nerding about the things I love!
My Mission
Growing up, I did not know much about the world my parents grew up and lived in. When my aunt passed away, I became more curious about that world going through a box of her photos. My parents were the people who brought me on that journey first; my dad always taught me about his culture through food and my mother taught me in her family sagas.
I research what Filipino/a/x books are out there in every genre and share them on social media. I also love mythology and folkore, being a huge gamer. I am working on a fantasy novel, and am the creator of the podcast, Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore.
By day, I work as an Officer of Communications and Graphic Design. (It is why I love social media and making weird TikToks!)
maris at sampaguitas mahal launch
Once upon a time, I used to produce films. I produced the “Weather Girl” in 2013, after the director and I were accepted into the Crazy8s Competition. We created this film in 8 days! It represented GEMS Vancouver for International Women’s Day in 2013.
