Pacific Islanders in Publishing

We are excited to share all the books we could find that were written or illustrated by Pacific Islander creators published in January,...

We are excited to share all the books we could find that were written or illustrated by Pacific Islander creators published in October,...

All of these books were written or illustrated by Pacific Islander creators. Check them out! Children's Fiction Picture Books / Board...

All of these books were written or illustrated by Pacific Islander creators. Check them out! Children's Books Picture Books Aloha...

Today, we are thrilled to be interviewing Leilani Lamb, a Kanaka Maoli writer, and her literary agent, Hannah Andrade. You can learn more...

Today, we are thrilled to be interviewing Kaua Māhoe Adams, a Kanaka Maoli writer and author of the forthcoming YA novel in verse, AN...

We are excited to feature Jamie Knapp! Jamie Knapp is the Director of Publicity for Plume and Tiny Reparations Books and the Associate...

Today, we are thrilled to be interviewing Kalena Makanui, a Kanaka Maoli children’s writer, and her literary agent, Katie Gisondi. You...

Introduction Due to successive waves of colonization, the Pacific region, predominantly anglophone, remains marked by linguistic barriers...

Today, we are thrilled to be interviewing Manuia Heinrich, a Mā'ohi writer, and her literary agent, Marin Takikawa. You can learn more...

As part of our 2024 Asian and Pacific Islander Month events, we’re delighted to announce our inaugural panel discussion, “Pacific...

Today, we are thrilled to be interviewing Kealani Netane, a Kanaka Maoli and Samoan children’s writer and author of the picture book,...

We’re excited to feature Shar Tuiasoa! She is a world-renowned artist and the author/illustrator of Punky Aloha and the illustrator of...

Today, we are thrilled to be interviewing Cabrini Cruz, a Project Lead and Managing Editor at the University of Guam Press. You can learn...

Today, we are featuring Jenny Kimura, an Associate Art Director at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. More about her work can be...

Today, we are thrilled to be interviewing Via Justine De Fant, a Publicist and Project Manager at the University of Guam Press. You can...

Today, we are thrilled to be interviewing Makana Yamamoto, Kanaka Maoli author of forthcoming Hammajang Luck, and their literary agent,...

Today, we are featuring Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Kanaka author of Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare, and her literary agent, Iwalani Kim.

Today, we are thrilled to be interviewing Shay Kauwe, Kanaka Maoli author of the forthcoming In Language There is Death, and her literary...

Welcome to the third and final part of our series dedicated to helping Pacific Islander creators navigate the publication process. In...