Quote by R. Zamora Linmark: “To write is to excavate the past, to unearth the stories that time tries to bury.”

This quote describes writing as an act of historical discovery, suggesting that authors delve into the past to uncover forgotten narratives and bring to light important stories that might otherwise remain hidden by the passage of time. It empowers the writer as a truth-seeker.

Linmark published his novel 'Leche,' a historical fiction set in the Philippines. This work underscored his commitment to revisiting and reinterpreting historical events, often through marginalized perspectives, challenging dominant narratives and memory.

Filipino-American novelist and poet, born in Manila in 1968 and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. His debut novel Rolling the R's explored queer Filipino-American youth with dark humor and linguistic playfulness, and he is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Filipino diasporic literature.