SINÉ Fest (2026)
Salamat to the SINÉ organizing team for the immense opportunity for Salaysay to be a community partner!
Word on the Street (2025)
Salaysay Authors take on Word on the Street 2025 at David Pecaut Square Square!
Pinoys on Parliament
Maria Patricia Abuel, Rachel Evangeline Chiong, and Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio went to Ottawa to support the annual nationwide gathering of Filipino-Canadian student associations, Pinoys on Parliament.
Tastes of Culture: Philippines, University of Toronto Mississauga
Cultural storytelling experience featuring kamayan dinner and halo-halo bar for International Exchange Week, facilitated by Nastasha Alli
Borloloy: A Filipinx Market, Art Gallery of Ontario
Tabled works by members, event featured over 30+ vendors from Filipinx owned local businesses
Presentations at Bessie Carmichael School and Filipino Education Centre Galing Bata Program
Salaysay members Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio and CE Gatchalian were invited to present at two locations in San Francisco's SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District: Bessie Carmichael School and the Filipino Education Centre’s Galing Bata Program.
Building Momentum: Filipino-Canadian Literary Communities, San Francisco, California
Panel talk at the San Francisco Public Library on Filipino-Canadian community and literature
Celebrating Filipino-Canadian Stories at Bel Canto Books, Long Beach, California
Featured author readings for Reuniting with Strangers by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, Double Melancholy by CE Gatchalian, and more
Book Launch: Celestina’s House, Centre for Social Innovation Toronto
Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez launching her debut novel, Celestina’s House, published by Dundurn Press
Kagat Zine Fair, Montreal
Gathering of Filipinx/a/o zinesters, makers and artists, organized by Ka Collective for Ka-Artehan, a monthly artist drop-in
Cross-Coast Talk with Filipino-Canadian Book Festival
Featuring Nastasha Alli, Motzie Dapul, Sheilah Madonna, and Rachel Evangeline Chiong, this was an online presentation with organizers of the British Columbia-based Filipino-Canadian Book Festival on the importance of literary festivals for the Filipino-Canadian community.
A Different Booklist: Magdaragat Showcase
Toronto-based contributors to the Magdaragat anthology presented their work at A Different Booklist.
Salaysay: A Filipino/a/x Literary Arts Festival, Toronto Public Library
First literary arts-focused festival showcasing a range of works by artists in the local Filipino/a/x diaspora, featuring author readings, a publishing panel, youth showcase, a writing workshop, and hands-on cultural and children’s activities.
Author Reading: Gina Apostol at the Toronto Public Library
Gina Apostol speaks with writer and researcher Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio about La Tercera, a story about what seems impossible—capturing the truth of the past—and the terrible cost to a family, or a country, that fails to try. Q&A and book signing to follow.
Workshop: Tanim/Ani - Food Writing with Tulay, Toronto
Industry-focused workshop facilitated by Nastasha Alli to deepen understanding of Philippine ingredients, dishes, and their origins; storytelling techniques to convey ideas, history, and intention
Film Screening: Kalinga and Tesfaye with Living Hyphen
With Salaysay members Justine Abigail Yu and Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio and community changemakers Aden Abebe, Maria Iscel Bulatao Ngooi, and Hamza Zuber, this HotDocs event featured a screening of Kalinga and Tesfaye, and a conversation on the sacrifice, resilience, and the impacts of emigration.
Album Release and Holiday Hip-Hop Toy Drive, Toronto
Featuring performance by Eric Tigley for launch of Record Pause Play
Book Launch: Magdaragat - An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing at Ben McNally Books, Toronto
Featuring readings from members published in the first literary anthology by and for the Filipino-Canadian community, with 49 contributors across the country
Book Launch: Reuniting With Strangers, Centre for Social Innovation Toronto
Book launch by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio for her debut novel, Reuniting With Strangers, published by Douglas & McIntyre. Featuring Salaysay members who were integral to the book’s journey: Eric Tigley, Jaisa Sulit, Shirley Camia, and Motzie Dapul.