Seren Kilig

Storyteller. Activist.
Writer, on occasion.

About

Seren Kilig is, at heart, a Filipino storyteller.As a lover of literature, linguistics, music, and art, Seren aims to craft stories that feel just as beautiful as the act of storytelling itself. A queer child of the Filipino diaspora, they immigrated to the United States to pursue their dreams of being an international annoyance and remains there with their family, both blood and bond.Seren is comfortable with any pronouns in any language, along with any gendered terms. Use what feels right at any given moment.Outside of writing and illustrating, Seren enages with de-colonial work and queer empowerment, focusing specifically on diasporic Southeast Asian culture and global HIV/AIDS relief. They also enjoy a challenging video game from time to time.

PUBLICATIONS

Prose —
she named the plants after her exes. (ALOCASIA: Issue #09 — Summer Solstice, 2024) [nominated for best of the net '25 and best small fictions '25]Poems —
High Tier Rejection Letter (Emerge 2023: Lambda Literary Fellows Anthology)
Synonymity (Emerge 2023: Lambda Literary Fellows Anthology)
Mother, Mother (Peripress Anthology I: Call And Response)

Contact

For business inquires, please use the form below.Otherwise, the easiest way to get in touch with me is sending me a DM on any of my socials. If it's urgent, please use the form below and note any time sensitivity.