Thank you all for coming to #RomanceClass Kilig Cafe, our version of a mini romance convention held at Ayala Malls the 30th last February 22. It was a great way to introduce and reintroduce ourselves to new readers, learn from different romance author communities, and celebrate romance and kilig!
Mina V. Esguerra wrote a post-event blog thanking everyone who participated in Kilig Cafe. She also talked about the inception of the event, thanks to some gentle prodding by our friend, Tanya Yuson, as well as her thoughts about the program we put together.
Carla de Guzman talked about her experience managing her own table at the event. (She sold ALL of her copies!) Carla also added a little unknown fact about the live readings on that day, and gave us a glimpse of the goings-on from her side of the venue.
We got photos and videos from Kilig Cafe courtesy of Ronald Lim. Check out his blog post about Kilig Cafe and read about the things he enjoyed at the event!
Tara Frejas enumerated the five things she found nakakakilig at Kilig Cafe, and included links to event recaps from members of the book community who attended the event.
The kilig pipeline: Authors > books > live readers. (Top, L-R) Our Kilig Cafe live readers Rendell Sanchez, Camille Abaya, Rachel Coates, and Jef Flores. (Bottom, L-R) Authors Leng de Chavez (The Spaces in Between), Ana Tejano (Win Meah Over), Carla de Guzman (Comeback to Me), Angeli E. Dumatol (Step One), and Mina V. Esguerra (My Usual and You). Photo by qvvem on Instagram.
If you missed the live readings or simply want to relive the kilig, check out the videos below.
Up next for #RomanceClass: The Dumaguete Literary Festival in April! See you there!
