On October 27, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. on Zoom we will be talking with teacher, author, and kulintang musician Conrad J. Benedicto! We will discuss his new fantasy novel, Musalaya’s Gift and the inspiration and history that was collected and imbedded into the book. Combining a rich collage of Filipinx folklore and narrative directions not often found in the genre, Musalaya’s Gift is a welcomed addition to the mythological canon of stories that speaks to readers who embrace a familiarity to the characters, locations, and issues present in its pages.

Register for the Zoom interview by using this link: bit.ly/Musalaya

We hope to see you all there!

Bio: Conrad J. Benedicto is a teacher, author, and kulintang musician who studied with Master Danongan Kalanduyan from 1997 to 2016. He was Master Kalanduyan’s apprentice within the Alliance for California Traditional Arts’ Apprenticeship Program in 2007 and again in 2013. He teaches social studies, environmental education, and kulintang music at Balboa High School in San Francisco. In 2018, Conrad received an individual artist grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission to compose original kulintang music for his project called, “Kulintang Dialect.” Musalaya’s Gift is his first fantasy novel.