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May 20, 2025 / May 20, 2025 by Mina
Pride and Prejudice but make it Pinoy, in college, and Lizzy is a football star: Katrina Ramos Atienza’s new-adult college romance Well Played has been acquired by Kristine Mandigma and Gelo Lopez at Vibal Publishing for print distribution in the Philippines. Well Played is a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set at […]
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Community Events Panels
March 30, 2025 / March 30, 2025 by Miles
What's next for #RomanceClass? 🌸 Check out our upcoming events in April!
Curious about where you could find #RomanceClass books when there aren't any big book events? Here is an updated list of places that carry our titles
February 27, 2025 / February 27, 2025 by Mina
For fans of Kdrama Doctor Slump and the novel My Heart and Other Black Holes: Celestine Trinidad’s new-adult romance Ghost of a Feeling has been acquired by Kristine Mandigma and Gelo Lopez at Vibal Publishing for print distribution in the Philippines. Med student Cris wants nothing more than to be a doctor, but losing a […]
February 5, 2025 / February 5, 2025 by Mina
For fans of Practical Magic and cozy witchy romances: Carla de Guzman’s new-adult cozy magical romance Blooming Love has been acquired by Kristine Mandigma and Gelo Lopez at Vibal Publishing for print distribution in the Philippines. Set in Batangas, Blooming Love is a light fantasy about Ana, who comes from a family with a magical […]
January 31, 2025 / January 31, 2025 by Mina
Finally, an all-new edition of the trilogy in print: Mina V. Esguerra’s new-adult fantasy trilogy Interim Goddess of Love has been acquired by Kristine Mandigma and Gelo Lopez at Vibal Publishing for print distribution in the Philippines. Inspired by Philippine mythology, Interim Goddess of Love follows college sophomore Hannah, whose very regular life is given […]
January 27, 2025 / January 27, 2025 by Mina
For fans of Netflix’s Smiley and HBO’s Looking (but make it Pinoy): Contemporary romance novella Kiss Away the Goodbye by H. Bentham has been acquired by Komiket’s Blush Books for print distribution in the Philippines. In the steamy, queer romcom, Martin and Judd start as a hook-up and they’re both fine with it. Martin’s never […]
Community Events FeelsFest
October 6, 2024 / October 6, 2024 by Miles
The next few weeks are going to be busy for #RomanceClass! Frankfurter Buchmesse, Ateneo National Writers Workshop, and #FeelsFest2024!
Community Events School Event
March 12, 2024 / October 6, 2024 by Miles
The recording for Mina's RomanceClass intro lecture at Ateneo is now up on The Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices' Facebook!
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 […]
