Nathalie De Los Santos (she/her/siya) is a writer and creative located on the stolen land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, commonly known as Vancouver BC, Canada.
She created PilipinxPages, a digital platform highlighting Filipino authors daily. She is one of the key founders and organizers of the Filipino-Canadian Book Festival. She hosts the Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore podcast.
Her publications are in Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing, Emerge: An Anthology, SAD Magazine, the National Women’s History Museum, Cold Tea Collective, Sampaguita Press, Ricepaper Magazine and more.
Bio
Nathalie De Los Santos (she/they) is a writer and creative. She is one of the festival organizers of the Filipino-Canadian Book Festival. She created PilipinxPages, a bookstagram featuring Filipinx authors. She has appeared at: the Vancouver Writers Fest 2024, PechaKucha, CBC, LiterAsian (2020), TFC, OMNI TV and others. Her publications are in Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing, Emerge: An Anthology, SAD Magazine, the National Women’s History Museum, Cold Tea Collective, Sampaguita Press, Ricepaper Magazine and more. She hosts the Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore podcast.
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 a community and engagement manager. (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.
