Seren Kilig
Crafter of perfectly imperfect narratives of color & queer romances that will rot inside you.
Seren Kilig (any/siya) is, at heart, a Filipino storyteller with a love for the perverse. With prose influenced by authors, poets, and songwriters alike, their work centers on themes of imperfection, immigration, and infatuation.
They are represented by Shannon Lechon at Azantian Literary. Perhaps you'd be interested in their —
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APPARATUS
adult historical fantasy/dark academia
BABEL x THE CHOSEN AND THE BEAUTIFULIn pursuit of the sibling that abandoned them, a displaced student conjurer becomes entangled in an arms race between two rival secret societies at the Cypress Institute of Invocation.FOR FANS OF: Jazz-Age alternate history America; writing-based magic systems; dysfunctional siblings; arguments as a love language
ARIA
adult romantic sff
THE NIGHT CIRCUS x FIRE & BLOODFacing the jaws of history, a group of thieves disguised as an orchestra attempt to bring an end to the Cataclysmic War, unaware that their actions are awakening giant mechanical beasts beneath the ground.FOR FANS OF: Steampunk-lite settings; magic systems that feel like science; narratives aware of themselves; nasty, selfish women; big rich families and the drama that comes with them
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PREY ANIMAL
adult literary horror
NATURAL BEAUTY x TRAD WIFEAn all-women's research program, unbeknownst to them, forces two of its “undesirable” students to domesticate their lab-mate with pseuodoscience.FOR FANS OF: Critiques of tradwife culture; body horror that corrupts more than the body; laboratory settings; stories where you should be scared of the white woman, actually
Contact
For any inquiries about rights, blurbs, and other literary topics, please contact Seren's agent, Shannon Lechon, at Azantian Literary Agency.
Though a multi-ethnic person, Seren most closely identifies with their Filipino culture. They are comfortable with being placed on Asian, Southeast Asian, and Filipino writers lists. While they are currently based in the U.S., they are hesitant to call themself Asian-American, having immigrated in adulthood. They leave including them on those lists up to reader discretion.Seren is also comfortable being included in Queer, Trans(gender), and/or Non-Binary writers lists, as well as any lists meant to encompass the wider LGBTQ+ community.