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Kidlit Mystery Panel with Tracy Badua, Alechia Dow, and Mia P. Manansala |
Date:
Sunday, 25 May 2025 |
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Venue:
Loyalty Bookstores - virtual event |
Loyalty is so excited to welcome authors Tracy Badua, Alechia Dow, and Mia P. Manansala for a Kidslit Mystery Panel highlighting their new books Death in the Cards and Their Just Desserts! This event will be held digitally via Crowdcast and is free to attend but registration is required. Click here to register for the event. You can also order any of the authors’ books below to be added to the event’s registration list, and there will also be an option to snag their books during the event.
More info about the authors and the event here.
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2025 Filipino American Friendship Festival San Diego |
Date:
Saturday, 19 July 2025 |
Time:
7/19/25 11:00 am - 7/19/25 6:00 pm |
Venue:
NTC Park at Liber5y Station, 2455 Cushing Road, San Diego, CA 92106 |
5th Annual Filipino American Friendship Festival on July 19th at NTC Park Liberty Station, 2455 Cushing Rd, San Diego, 92106
Looking for your next summer read? Drop by the Storyteller Space at San Diego’s 5th Annual Filipino American Friendship Festival (F3) to connect with incredible Filipino American authors, shop featured bookseller Heartbound Bookshop, and celebrate our culture and community. Join us for readings, Q&As, book signings, and activities for readers of all ages with Rachell Abalos, Tracy Badua, Ella deCastro Baron, Mia Hopkins, Salvador Idos, Jean Torres Juarez, Vanessa Lanang, Kaye Rockwell, and E.P. Tuazon.
Event Details:
F3 is a FREE family event commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Manila on July 4th, 1946, when the U.S. relinquished sovereignty over the Philippines. We will feature live entertainment, a karaoke stage, Storyteller Space, the Palengke (over 75 vendors including 22 food vendors) and free activities the whole family can enjoy.
More information here at APIInitiative.org and on Facebook

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2025 San Diego Comic-Con |
Date:
Saturday, 26 July 2025 |
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Venue:
San Diego Convention Center |
Panel Name: Kids These Days
Panel Date/Time/Location: Sat. 7/26/2025, 1:00PM-2:00PM, Room 25ABC
Signing Time: Saturday Autograph Area AA06 02:30 PM – 03:30 PM
Panel Description: The next generation is ready for adventure! From solving mysteries to saving the world, kids these days are getting ready to conquer tomorrow. Join Shannon Messenger (Keeper of the Lost Cities series), Molly Knox Ostertag (Dungeons & Dragons : Dungeon Club: Time to Party), ND Stevenson (Nimona: 10th Anniversary), and Tracy Badua (Their Just Desserts) to talk about what it means to write for the next generation. Moderated by Judy Prince-Neeb (Torrance Public Library).

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Central Coast Writers Conference |
Date:
Friday, 26 September 2025 |
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Venue:
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo |
The 41st Annual Cuesta College Central Coast Writers’ Conference (CCWC) is expanding to two days in Fall 2025! Join us at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 & 27, 2025.
Register online here.
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