News #RomanceClass, times two! January 6, 2026 / January 6, 2026 by Tara In case you missed it, we are having two #RomanceClasses starting February, and if you have always wanted to explore romance writing but didn’t know where to start, here’s your chance to learn from Mina V. Esguerra and the RomanceClass community! #RomanceClass2026 is our standard workshop, but we have publisher partners for this round, so […] Read more »
News Everything we did in 2025! January 1, 2026 / January 6, 2026 by Tara Happy New Year, classmates! In 2025, #RomanceClass worked really hard to be present at our usual spaces, but we explored new ones too. It was a great year of maintaining and building new relationships with local and overseas reading communities, and we enjoyed every bit of it. Shall we look back at everything we did […] Read more »
News Save the date: Kilig Cafe is coming soon! December 15, 2025 / January 6, 2026 by Tara During the early days of the pandemic and the #RomanceClass community had to come up with ideas on how to stay connected and kilig, we launched a online hangout space called Kilig Cafe. We put together and livestreamed book-related talks, reading sprints, and even game shows on Twitch and YouTube to keep us entertained. We […] Read more »
News Call for Submissions: 21st Ateneo National Writers Workshop February 8, 2024 / August 18, 2024 by Tara The Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices has teamed up with #RomanceClass this year for the 21st Ateneo National Writers Workshop, with the aim to explore other possibilities in romance writing that challenge current conventions, and to contribute to the direction and the future of the genre. ANWW21 aims to open discursive spaces between […] Read more » 21st Ateneo National Writers Workshop ANWW21 romanceclass2024 The Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices
Community Community Events News Panels Prompt & Pairing, Please! July 22, 2020 / July 22, 2020 by Tara Hello, #romanceclass reader! Below you will find a list of authors who have accepted the Prompt & Pairing, Please writing challenge. For this challenge, the authors are required to come up with a 500-word minimum ficlet based on a prompt and pairing that you will give them. GUIDELINES Please limit your requests to ONE FICLET […] Read more » prompt & pairing readathon2020 writing challenge
Community Community Events News Panels #RCReadathon2020 FILIPINO CREATORS Edition July 22, 2020 / August 18, 2020 by Tara August is Buwan ng Wika (National Language Month) here in the Philippines, and we as a community are celebrating this by championing more Filipino-created work, and encouraging our community to do the same. Check out our schedule of activities for #RCReadathon2020 FILIPINO CREATORS Edition: SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 3:00 PM / TWITTER My Favorite Pinoy Creators […] Read more »
Community News Join #romanceclass #Readathon2020! May 2, 2020 / May 26, 2020 by Tara Join #RCReadathon2020 and read (or reread) #romanceclass books together with the community! Each week, we will feature a #romanceclass book that fits the Theme of the Month. The goal is to finish reading one book per week and talk about it on your preferred social media platform! We will be raffling off Amazon GCs to […] Read more » read-along readathon
AprilFeelsDay Community Events News #AprilFeelsDay2020: Show Us Your Feels! April 23, 2020 / May 26, 2020 by Tara For #AprilFeelsDay2020, we want you to Show Your Feels — for a chance to win Amazon GCs and #romanceclass ebooks! How to join: 1. JOIN the #romanceclass #AprilFeelsDay live stream or watch the replay and RECORD a reaction video of yourself while watching any of the readings. 2. EDIT the video to highlight your best […] Read more » April Feels Day AprilFeelsDay2020
News Cover Reveal: If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman January 10, 2020 / April 24, 2020 by Tara Earlier this week, #romanceclass author Carla de Guzman celebrated her birthday (Happy birthday, Carla!) — and gave us a lovely present! We’ve known this for a while now, and if you’ve been following her or the #romanceclass hashtag on Twitter / Instagram in the past year, you’ll have seen a hint of what’s coming. But […] Read more » carla de guzman cover reveal if the dress fits
Community News Panels #BuwanNgMgaAkdangPinoy Virtual Panels, Week 3 August 23, 2019 by Tara Thank you for joining our #BuwanNgMgaAkdangPinoy Virtual Panels these past two weeks! We have more in store for you this weekend—take a look: Friday, August 23, 8:00 PM Author AMA with Brigitte Bautista When she’s not chained to a desk writing software code, Brigitte writes lesbian fiction and poetry. Brigitte is a huge sports freak […] Read more » bianca mori brigitte bautista Buwan ng mga Akdang Pinoy c.p. santi carla de guzman celestine trinidad chi yu rodriguez ek gonzales h. bentham layla tanjutco rica forto ronald lim veronica silagpo virtual panels