Authors

The Manila International Book Fair, the Philippines’ largest and longest-running literary event, returns from September 10 to 14, 2025 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

Meet the author behind the bestselling Celestial Kingdoms Trilogy and the latest Chinese folklore-inspired romantasy sweeping everyone off their feet!

Debut horror author Anthony Shieh talks writing, returning to the horror genre, and experimenting with his craft.

Meet the woman behind some of your favorite local romance lit and the founder of RomanceClass, the English-language romance writing community in the country.

Meet the author behind the bestselling title, “No Boyfriend Since Birth” and the recently released “Hue City” from Penguin Random House Southeast Asia.

The Beat Asia chats with the Queen of Philippine Horror Fiction to talk about how she became a writer and how her interest in the horror genre grew. Read more.

Thea Guanzon captivated readers with her sizzling "romantasy" debut, “The Hurricane Wars.” The Beat Asia sat down with the author to talk about her writing journey towards creating this thrilling NYT Bestseller.

Meet Ron Canimo, a Filipino poet and author of "Mga Tala at Tula" whose literary journey is imbued with the ethos of healing, empathy, and compassion.