Awards, Art and Publications

I also contribute regularly to Gastrofork.ca, a food and lifestyle website that my sister and I run, which is not included in this list.

Fiction

Diyosa Mata | Fantasy; first page. Longlisted for Pulp Fiction First Page Cage Match in October 2024.
Filipino Fairy Tales | Genre fiction; short stories. Published in Peculiar Notions
Someday We’ll Be Together | Literary fiction; short story. Published in Emerge: The Writer Studio Anthology by SFU in October 2024.magazine in September 2024.
Over the Rainbow | Literary fiction; short story. Published in Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing by Cormorant Books in February 2024.
Beyond the Sea | Short story in Maris at Sampaguita’s MAHAL Issue 1 in 2021.

Non-fiction

Left-handed Lumpia | Short non-fiction story. Published in the Lupa Newsletter in February 2025.
Marking the Lunar Year: Filipino Chinese Reflections on Snakes and Tattoos | Short non-fiction reflection piece. Published on huafoundation.org in January 2025.
Dominique | Short non-fiction story, ghost-written for my father. Published in the Lupa Newsletter in December 2024.
COVID-19 Journalling Project | Non-fiction. Published by National Women’s History Museum in 2021.
Video Games Made Me Gay | Flash fiction in The Art of Nostalgia is in the Heart published by Sampaguita Press in 2022
Kare-Kare and Adobo Recipe Card | Art in Sobbing in Seafood City published by Marias at Sampaguitas in 2022

Poetry

the white key | Poetry. Forthcoming in ROOTed Rhythms in 2025.

Art and Film

bloom / ophelia vol 1 | Photography in Binyag Issue 3 published by Marias at Sampaguitas in 2021
The Weather Girl | Crazy8s winner in 2013 | Represented GEMS Vancouver in 2013 for International Women’s Day
For my full art and film CV, please request.

Articles and Reviews

Patriarchal resistance within queer fatherhood | Book review of Kawika Guillermo’s Nimrods: A Fake-punk Self-hurt Anti-memoir. Forthcoming in Canadian Literature in 2025.
Confronting Silence: Family Reunification and Mental Health in the Filipino Diaspora in Inay | Film review. Published in Sad Magazine in December 2024.
Fringe Festival Reviews| Co-written Reviews. Published in the Vancouver Arts Review in September 2024.
Maria Bolaños reclaims Filipino mythology in her poetry collection SANA| Poetry review | Published by Kapwa Magazine in June 2023.
6 Must-read books for March: From culinary adventures to heartfelt memoirs | Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in March 2024.
Jen Soriano: A journey of healing, community, and change| Author interview | Published by Cold Tea Collective in February 2024.
Cold Tea Reads Holiday Gift Guide: 10 picks for joyful reading | Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in Dec 2023.
Essential books to read during Filipino-American History Month| Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in Oct 2023.
A Career in Books: A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun by Kate Gavino | Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in Sept 2023.
David Bouchard’s “I Am Not a Ghost”: A Story of Resilience and Heritage| Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in June 2023.
5 books by queer Asian authors to celebrate Pride Month| Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in June 2023.
BMO Vancouver Marathon: Nanay is running for daughter| Feature article. Published by Philippine Canadian News in 2023.
Cold Tea Reads: 8 must read books for AANHPI Heritage Month and beyond | Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in May 2023.
5 climate fiction books by Asian authors | Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in April 2023.
5 titles from uplifting Asian women authors| Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in March 2023.
5 Asian romance books for Valentine’s Day| Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in February 2023.
5 Asian wellness books challenging myths in diet culture | Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in January 2023.
8 new books by AAPI authors to gift this holiday season| Book Listicle | Published by Cold Tea Collective in December 2022.
Author Interview with Karla Comanda | Author interview published by Chopsticks Alley Pinoy in 2021.
AAPI Feature: Jordan Andino | Feature article published by Chopsticks Alley Pinoy in 2021.
Author Interview with C.E. Gatchalian | Author interview published by Chopsticks Alley Pinoy in 2021.
Author Interview with Kawika Guillermo | Author interview published by Chopsticks Alley Pinoy in 2021.
Book Review: Dancing Between Bamboo Poles by Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor | Book review published by Chopsticks Alley Pinoy in 2021.
Interview with Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo, creators of TRESE| Author interview published by Ricepaper Magazine in 2020.
Interview With K.S. Villoso, Author of The Ikessar Falcon| Author interview published by Ricepaper Magazine in 2020.
Interview with Jason Tanamor, Author of Vampires of Portlandia | Author interview published by Ricepaper Magazine in 2020.
Pilipino Folklore & Mythology – PilipinxPages Collaboration| Resource listicle published by Tamrah Lane in 2019.
Autism Spectrum Friendly Places for Children in Metro Vancouver| Feature article article. Published by Family Fun Canada.

Appearances, Panels and Features

Panels, Conferences, Courses and Festivals

Vancouver International Writers Festival. Reader, event: emerge. Oct 2024.
Filipino Canadian Literary Community Speaker. Bel Canto Books. Oct 2024.
Filipino-American International Book Festival. Panelist. Building Momentum: Canadian-Literary Communities. Oct 2024.
Filipino-Canadian Book Festival. Panelist. Two panels: Worldbuilding and Cross-Genre and Multimedia Artistry. July 2024.
Filipino Heritage Month at Nooroongji Books. Speaker. June 2024.
PechaKucha Speaker. (Asian Heritage Month). Speaker. May 2024.
KW Sentro Symposium. Speaker. May 2024.
UBC Games in Action Conference. 2022. Panelist.
UBC GRSJ 230, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Representation in Modern Asia. Guest speaker. 2020.
LiterAsian Literary Festival. Panelist. Postcards from the In-between. 2020.

Media and Podcasts

Paghahanda para sa UBC Pasko Bazaar sa Vancouver | OMNI News Filipino
Filipino-Canadian authors take part in 7th Filipino American International Book Festival in San Francisco. Philippine Canadian News. Oct 2024.
The Fil-Canadians speak | Book review of my short story in Magdaragat. Philstar Life. 2024.
On Cloud 9 at Filbookfest 7 in San Francisco | Positively Filipino. 2024
Nathalie de los Santos reconnects with her Filipino roots through mythology | CanadianFilipino.net 2024
Nathalie De Los Santos | TheCommentary.ca June 2024
Journey: Stories of Filipinos in Canada | Meet Canadian author Nathalie De Los Santos Eagle News. 2023.
P. 34 - Decolonizing Filipino Perspectives through Visual Storytelling featuring Allan Matudio Filipino Fridays (2022)
B.C. authors are taking back the monsters of Filipino folklore from colonial influences CBC, June 2021.
CBC Filipino Heritage Month feature CBC, June 2021.
Decolonizing your folklore with Gloria Macarenko CBC, June 2021.
Inspired by success of 'Trese,' Fil-Cans write stories based on PH folklore TFC, 2021.
PilipinxPages celebrates first anniversary Philippine Canadian News, 2021
Three Filipino authors in LiterAsian Festival 2020
Freedom (W)rites - 8 Filipino Authors Hosted by Chris Gatchalian, 2020
Araw ng Kalayaan – Freedom (W)rites: 7 Filipinx-Canadian Authors Philippine Canadian News, 2021
Something is Mimicking Us Stories with Sapphire, 2021.
EP 24: On Finding Voices That Speak To You Exploring Filipino Kitchens, 2020.

Filipino-Canadian Book Festival Features

Lunar New Year 2025 Coverage

Romeo Reyes has created a custom snake design for the Hua Foundation's annual card| CBC with Stephen Quinn
Mixed heritage and tattoo traditions celebrated in new Lunar New Year design| CBC | YT | Yahoo
Lunar New Year postcards na disenyong Pinoy | OMNI TV