Plume: A Writer's Podcast

Season 2 Ep. 3: Naming the Aswang, a Conversation with Elsa Valmidiano

June 08, 2021 Melanie Unruh & Samantha Tetangco
Plume: A Writer's Podcast
Season 2 Ep. 3: Naming the Aswang, a Conversation with Elsa Valmidiano
Show Notes

In this episode, Melanie and Sam chat with June featured writer Elsa Valmidiano about writing Filipino heritage. They talk about her story "Down the Rabbit Hole", the inadequacy of labels, and the role of forgotten shamans.  Elsa reads her letter of encouragement and shares some dazzling writers we should be reading now.

Elsa's website

We Are No Longer Babaylan

Elsa on Instagram

Writers to Read

CW: Miscarriage