Monica Macansantos
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  • Selected Writings and Awards
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  • Francis C. Macansantos: In Memoriam
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Monica Macansantos

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Essay About Watching Ghost World In the Philippines For Electric Literature

1/24/2023

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I'm delighted to share my latest for Electric Literature, an essay about how I connected with the movie Ghost World as a teenager in the Philippines, and how I saw myself and one of my high school best friends in its lead characters, Enid and Rebecca, played by Thora Birch and Scarlett Johannson. I wanted to write about how female friendships are important for young women of color seeking to forge a path of their own as artists, especially in a place like the Philippines that doesn't exactly serve as an encouraging environment for rebellion and creativity. Read the full essay here. 
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Review of 'Love and Other Rituals' In International Examiner

1/21/2023

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Happy to share another lovely review of Love and Other Rituals, this time from Seattle's International Examiner​! Here's the link to the full review; in Seattle, you can get my book from the Elliott Bay Book Company (because it's always better to support local businesses). 
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Interviewed By Grace Talusan For The Rumpus

1/10/2023

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I am overjoyed to begin 2023 with an interview by the lovely Grace Talusan for The Rumpus about my debut story collection, Love and Other Rituals. We talked about how I depicted the Philippines I know, and not what white supremacy imagines it to be; communicating across cultural differences without compromising one's vision; and utilizing fiction to convey truth in a time of misinformation and historical revisionism in my home country. I cannot thank Grace Talusan enough for generously conducting this conversation, as well as Marisa Siegel and Elizabeth Gonzalez James for facilitating its publication in The Rumpus. Read our conversation here. 
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List Of Residencies To Apply for in 2023 for Electric Literature

1/1/2023

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In case you're an artists' residency addict like me, or else have been meaning to apply for an artists' residency, I made this list for Electric Literature! 
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