Pluma Writers’ Collective – A collective of Filipinx-Canadian writers whose work spans genres and generations.

Pluma is a collective of Filipinx-Canadian writers whose work spans genres and generations.

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Hot off the presses for #PlumaFriday! Pluma member

Hot off the presses for #PlumaFriday! Pluma members @nastashaalli and @lookingfor.luz just got published in "Belief," a new anthology of work by authors of Asian descent published by the @asiancanadianwritersworkshop and @ricepapermag.
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Stay tuned soon for details on the official book launch, happening May 27, where they'll both be doing readings of their work!
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From the anthology summary: The theme that binds the collection is "belief," a notion personal to each individual sharing a piece of themselves in their works. Each author shares a conviction of the truth shaping the reality of life in the Asian diaspora.
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#Asian #Filipinx #Filipina #writersofinstagram #writercommunity #writing #literature #poetry #poetsofinstagram #plumawrites #bookstagram #filcan #creativewriting

In celebration of National Poetry Month we'd like

In celebration of National Poetry Month we'd like to send a warm hello 👋 to a few writers whose poetry has moved us. Follow along and we hope their words and passages also find a meaningful place on your bookshelf (as they have with ours!)

✨ "Rouge" by Adrian De Leon (pictured, @adrianfromscarborough), published by @mawenzihouse. From Sheilah: "The first time I heard Adrian perform, I felt so inspired and empowered."

✨ "Antiemetic for Homesickness" by Romalyn Ante (@ladybalisong), published by @penguinukbooks. From Alia: "I'm excited to dig in!"

✨ "Slow Lightning" by Eduardo Coral, published by @yalebooks. From Therese: "Sensual and heartbreaking, and full of desert imagery..he also uses Spanish and English in his work."

✨ "Spawn" by Marie-Andrée Gill, published by @bookhug_press. From Therese: "Marie is an Ilnu writer who writes about colonization and love with powerful brevity."

✨ "Letters to a Young Brown Girl" by Barbara Jane Reyes (@bjanepr), published by @boaeditions. From Nastasha: "What I wish I read when I was younger!"

✨ "Tethered" by Joshua "Scribe" Watkis (@thisisscribe), published by Cre8tive Eye Designs. From Rachel: "Scribe's spoken word poetry hits hard when it's captured on paper and can be held in the palm of your hands."

✨ "Small Stumbles & Tumbles" by Alexxus Leigh Newman (@alexxus_leigh), published by Amazon. From Rachel: "A collection of vignettes paired up with spotify gems to tailor your experience."

#nationalpoetrymonth

How does one do #nationalpoetrymonth? Do you match

How does one do #nationalpoetrymonth? Do you match your earrings with your book or do you throw an amazing night of Filipina Poetry and Music? Our member @aliarasul @superfilipina did both just in case! Come to her book launch, inday: a super important night of Filipina poetry at 7pm ET, April 3rd. Register link in her bio! #npm #filipina #poetry #asianjoy

(✿◠‿◠) Our Rachel (@rachelsauruscrankthatf

(✿◠‿◠) Our Rachel (@rachelsauruscrankthatfocus ) is finally releasing a video of the comic book "Dark Magic" illustrated by @svencomicsart and edited by @jon_catanus . The audio will be a recording of the original @konstangeline version, and will debut at @canadacomicsol Comics Out Loud event this Friday @ 7PM. (Event details on their insta.)
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(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ SWIPE LEFT FOR A TEASER.
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#plumawrites #filcan #comicsoutloud #torontocomics #bookstagram

So proud to share this opportunity for Sunday’s

So proud to share this opportunity for Sunday’s free cartoon workshop by our very own Eric Tigley!

#Repost @erctigz with @get_repost

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😁Spread the word. FREE Cartooning/Art classes for youth in the Black Creek Area over ZOOM.😁
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For over ten years I used to teach cartooning for after school and weekend programming in the City of Toronto. Since the pandemic is keeping us indoors I figured why not do it again. With the help of @yetiartsorg I can not only teach you for free, but I can also reward you with an honorarium if you complete the 6 class program. If you know a youth in the Black Creek area that wants to grow their artistic abilities, please share this with them.
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Please spread the word:
@thespotyouthcentre
@blackcreekchc
@janefinchcentre
@glowskids
@janefinchmall
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Tonight! Tune in for Pluma’s own @rachelsaurusc

Tonight! Tune in for Pluma’s own @rachelsauruscrankthatfocus and a host of amazing artists✨
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Reposted from @pinoysonparliament Every year, we set out to celebrate the Arts through an evening of enticing performances and this year is no exception! Check out the ever-talented special guests we have lined up for our Talent Showcase who are storming the scene not only across Canada but also internationally.

Tune into our 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 on Friday, February 19 starting at 8:00PM EST. It is open to the public!

Set a reminder and check out the 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨!

✨ Please note, we have 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 spread throughout the showcase but 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦!

#POPBayanihan21 #POP2021 #virtualconference #talentshowcase

Happening tonight: Pinoys on Parliament’s Philip

Happening tonight: Pinoys on Parliament’s Philippine Cuisine workshop with our very own Nastasha Alli of @exploringfilipinokitchens!

Much love to @pinoysonparliament for shining so many spotlights on the Fil-Can community all week! Workshop is at 7pm EST; register at https://pinoysonparliament.com/speakers-3/ 👋🏽

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Repost from @pinoysonparliament:

The topic on Philippine Cuisine will be led by Toronto-based for writer and podcast host of “Exploring Filipino Kitchens,” Nastasha Alli. She received the Food Sustainability Media Award from the Thomson Reuters Foundation for her article on how the climate crisis is affecting breakfast in the Philippines.

For the full information about Nastasha Alli, please check our website. Link in bio!

#POP2021Bayanihan #POPSpeakerSeries #virtualconference

On Sunday Feb. 21, @memoirsofajaisa will be on a

On Sunday Feb. 21, @memoirsofajaisa will be on a @pinoysonparliament panel called "From Lineage to Legacy". It will be an exciting week ahead for youth delegates attending #POPBayanihan21. We're so glad and thankful to have our Pluma family be a part of this event!♥️
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Reposted from @pinoysonparliament Mabuhay! Presenting our next four workshops available to join during POP21! Delegates will have the choice of attending 2 workshops throughout the conference.

Description about the workshops will be in the IG Stories and the full bios of the facilitators will be found on our website! Link in bio!

Keep an eye out for more to be revealed!

Thank you to our partners PCC and @youthactionnow

#POP21 #POPBayanihan21 #POPWorkshops #virtualconference #YouthActionNow #YouthInOttawa

We're looking forward to Feb. 15th! Pluma members

We're looking forward to Feb. 15th! Pluma members Alia Rasul, Motzie Dapul and Yves Lamson are going to talk about folklore, Philippine-style. Follow @pinoysonparliament for updates! 🇵🇭 🇨🇦
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Reposted from @pinoysonparliament Introducing 3 of the speakers in this year’s Speaker Series on the topic of Philippine Folklore!

Alia Ceniza Rasul is an artist and producer dedicated to telling stories about the Filipin* diaspora. She is also a member of the Tita Collective, an award-winning sisterhood of Filipina theatre artists, and project manager at Bespoke Collective, a creative consultancy in Toronto.

Yves Lamson is a first-generation Filipino-Canadian, as well as a writer and member of the Pluma Collective, a group of young Filipino-Canadian writers who are spearheading a literary movement based on the “adventures” of being a Filipino in a multicultural Canadian society.

Motzie Dapul is a queer first-generation Pinay animator, artist, and writer bringing Filipino and LGBTQ+ themed stories to global audiences, primarily through genre stories such as fantasy/mythology, sci-fi, horror, and romance.

For more information about our 3 folklore speakers, please check out our website. Link in bio!

#POPBayanihan21 #POPSpeakerSeries #virtualconference

For today’s #pluma Christmas recommendations, he

For today’s #pluma Christmas recommendations, here's a comic book to shake things up written by our pink-haired author Rachel Evangeline Chiong (@rachelsauruscrankthatfocus ) and illustrated by Sven (@svencomicsart ).

”Many creation stories begin when light brings life to a sea of darkness. But what if it happened the other way around?"

‘Dark Magic’ (2019) adapts the poem of the same name, and is available as a 29-page comic both digitally and in print, measuring at 5″ square. Swipe for some of the gorgeous illustrations, why would I put it into words when you can witness it for yourself?

Order from our good friends at @thebeguiling or nab a copy on Sven's website. (✿◠‿◠)

pic cr: @stef_mlad

#plumawrites #filipinocanadian #filcan #thebeguiling #shopindie

For today’s #Pluma Christmas recommendations, he

For today’s #Pluma Christmas recommendations, here’s a new anthology with work by our very own Jennilee Austria! (@jennilee_a)

Published by Guernica Editions, Changing the Face of Canadian Literature: A Diverse Canadian Anthology also features contributions from diverse writers including Doretta Lau, Ayelet Tsabari, Jael Richardson, Kaie Kellough, Doyali Islam and more.

And edited by Bermuda-born, Toronto-based spoken word artist, former slam poet, musician, and author Dane Swan, this anthology showcases a special collection of writers he identified as community leaders:

"When I first started putting this anthology together, one of the things that I wanted to do was make sure that the first group of people that I reached out to were actually involved in their communities. I didn't want to get a random person because they came from a certain background. I wanted people who were heavily involved.”

Shout-out to #FilipinoTalks!

If you’re looking for stories and poems about race, ethnicity, and identity by diverse Canadian writers and community leaders, check this out at @guernicaeditions and at your favourite Canadian bookstores!

#PlumaWrites #FilipinoCanadian #FilCan #WeNeedDiverseBooks #FilipinoAuthors #PlumaCollective

✨ CULTIVATING CARE IN THE FILIPINO DIASPORA ✨⠀
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So excited to share this very special writing workshop from Pluma member and @livinghyphen founder @justineabigail in partnership with the North York Community House @nychonline specifically for Filipino caregivers, nurses, personal support workers, and essential workers - link in bio! ⠀
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Cultivating Care is a writing and storytelling workshop series that explores what it means to live in between cultures, peoples, and places as part of a diaspora and what it means to give and receive care from afar during a global pandemic.⠀
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All attendees will be provided with an honorarium for their participation. ⠀
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No writing experience necessary. Attendees should be ready to share their written work out loud. Register in my link in bio!⠀
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Registration is now full for the December 10 session but PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST because if there is enough interest, @nychonline + @livinghyphen will work to bring another session. ⠀
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Pwede rin mag sulat at mag salita sa Tagalog kung mas comportable para sa iyo. Marunong mag Inglis at mag Tagalog yung tagapagturo. The workshop facilitator is fluent in both English and Tagalog. (That’s @justineabigail!)

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