Category: Community
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Hopeful Pixels with Noelle Grace O. Pico
We checked in with Noelle Grace O. Pico as we prepare her piece for publication. Noelle Grace O. Pico is a writer, musician, and professional creative from Pasig, Metro Manila. She views the poetic line as choreography, using cadence and sound to manage the emotional narrative in an act of…
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Longing for History, with Kris Pajarito
DILIM Press connected with Kris Pajarito. Watch the interview on YouTube. She started out in entertainment, pinning storyboards and running dailies for directors and producers at DreamWorks Animation while finishing her Visual Arts & Film degree at the University of California, San Diego. After two credited feature films (in story…
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Author Discussions with A.M. Shilling
Last May 16, 2026, DILIM had the chance to sit down with author A.M. Shilling to talk about the latter’s latest adult cosmic horror and crime thriller novel, The Devouring. You can watch the conversation here: The Devouring Jason and Ayana’s lives as a married couple have always run parallel but…
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Huwag Kang Matakot, Fear Not
Filipino creative projects are reaching critical mass, and all of us are so incredibly grateful and humbled by the support coming out from our communities. How to support and be a part of the creative movement: 1) For Creators: If you’re a creator, don’t be afraid to pilot something new.…
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Video Excerpt: J. J. De Melo’s Creative Process
Monica T. S. Flores and J. J. de Melo discussed De Melo’s work over a video interview. The following is excerpted for clarity. J.J. de Melo (he/him) is an author based in San Francisco, California where much of his writing is intimately tied to his background as a gay, Bay…
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Love Beyond Continents with Christopher Villanueva Blackett
Christopher Villanueva Blackett is a native New Yorker, born to Filipino and English immigrants. His Pinay mother passed away when he was an infant, and his dad raised him with a deep appreciation for the escape that books provided. His childhood bedroom doubled as his library, filled with Isaac Asimov…
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Submit to Sirena’s Song
We’re well underway with planning and coordination for our Sirena’s Song book, this is volume 2 of the DILIM anthology series and focuses on mer-people, women in the water, oceanic creatures, and feelings of overwhelm–or safety–in the vastness of the water. If you’re game, please submit your story or poem…
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Budgeting & Transparency
As part of ongoing accountability, here’s the current status with funds expended toward the first book. Paid Owe $233.00 -$233.00 $38.00 $111.44 $131.42 $731.74 -$243.92 $17.99 -$71.00 $399.56 $41.10 $35.00 $15.40 $330.68 $345.10 $21.00 $165.55 $92.47 -$142.17 -$261.80 -$174.30 $244.30 -$94.99 -$53.63 -$314.16 -$100.00 -$273.70 $314.16 $90.00 cover round 1…
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J. J. de Melo creates Future Worlds
DILIM Press is proud to present TETHERED, by J.J. de Melo, in a newly-revised format for the inaugural issue of Galleon Dreaming. From J. J. in his own words: My name is J.J. de Melo and I’m a queer, Filipino-American, and Portuguese writer based in San Francisco, CA. My identities…
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Open invitation to submit to Under the Volcano
We are in active pre-production for our third volume, “Under the Volcano” and have commissioned artwork from artist Raf Banzuela to envision and ideate this piece. If you are interested in science fiction and exploring this theme with us, please reach out using our “submit.dilimpress.com” link, which leads to Duosuma.…
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Monsters in our Midst, with Nikki Stinson
Nikki Stinson is sharing some of her background and creative process as we learn more about her work. Her story “Life Among Manananggals” is in DILIM Press’s inaugural publication Galleon Dreaming, available in 2027. DILIM: What are your earliest memories of writing or creating? NS: When I was around three…
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In Hope and Love with Faith Lakasan
Faith Lakasan is in our upcoming book “Galleon Dreaming” and we checked in with her for her ideas about creativity and how she engages with fiction and poetry. DILIM: What are your earliest memories of writing or creating?FL: In grade four, I loved the poetry project my class made before…