Marivi Soliven

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  • Saving Beverly in Real Time

    The Saving Beverly Fundraiser is moving into high gear with this video. What began as a simple idea: book + gordita dinner = funds raised for survivors of domestic violence, has blossomed into a larger, grander gala, set in the Joan Kroc Center for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego http://www.sandiego.edu/admissions/virtualtour/buildings/ipj/videos.php Co-sponsored […]

    Marivi Soliven

    August 30, 2014
    Blog
    Access, All State Purple Purse, Ambassador Harry Thomas, Asian Studies, borders studies, California Western School of Law, domestic violence, Filipino Studies, Filipinos, immigration clinic, Immigration Law, legal clinic, mail order brides, Mexico, VAWA, Violence against Women Act
  • In the Running for The Filipino Reader’s Choice Awards!

      I’m thrilled to announce  that The Mango Bride has been nominated for the Filipino Reader’s Choice Awards!  If you are Filipino and enjoyed my novel, please cast your ballot by clicking on the link below. http://filipinoreadercon.wordpress.com/readers-choice-awards/2014-nominees/

    Marivi Soliven

    August 20, 2014
    Blog
    Filipino Readers Choice Awards, Philippines
  • And Vermin Makes 3

      Graduates of Judy Reeves’ Wednesday Writers Group with our personalized “diplomas!” Jim  Ruland, Sandra Millers Younger and I met every Wednesday for over two years  at Judy Reeves’ read and critique group.  We read each other’s pages, exchanged thoughtful feedback and revised our novels’ chapters accordingly.  The Mango Bride saw print  in April 2013, Sandra’s The […]

    Marivi Soliven

    August 20, 2014
    Blog
    Forest of Fortune, Jim Ruland, Sandra Younger, The Fire Outside my Window, Vermin on the mount
  • Authors in the Tent

    I am honored and delighted to be part of Authors in the Tent, a series of filmed interviews featured in Literary Hub and hosted by San Diego novelist Ona Russell. Previous guests include such distinguished writers as the German novelist Bernhard Schlink, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar and Representative Adam Schiff. https://lithub.com/marivi-soliven-on-the-challenges-of-being-a-faceless-interpreter/ Ona films the […]

    Marivi Soliven

    January 18, 2023
    Blog
    108 media, domestic violence, film adaptation, Literary hub, mail order brides, Sharon Cuneta, The Mango Bride
  • Food, Fiction and Film in the Time of Covid

    Pandemic Bread on Fireside Last Friday Susan McBeth, indefatigable advocate of authors and founder of Adventures By the Book hosted a free virtual event on Fireside, a revolutionary new interactive streaming platform that invites the audience to participate in the show. Director Zeinabu Irene Davis, Screenwriter Marc Chery and I talked about the process of […]

    Marivi Soliven

    December 7, 2022
    Blog
    #Covid19, #filmadaptation, #flashfiction, #indiefilm, #procrastibaking
  • Pandemic Bread 2022

    Last Memorial Day weekend indie filmmaker Zeinabu Davis gathered a cast and crew to shoot a film based on my short story Pandemic Bread. The story was inspired by my day job which involved interpreting end of life calls between doctors, Covid patients, and their families. At the height of the pandemic, I was called […]

    Marivi Soliven

    September 15, 2022
    Blog
  • The Resilience Series

    Stephanie Weaver is a TED Talks Coach, author of The Migraine Relief Plan Cookbook and host of the Resilience Series. Our far ranging conversation covered novels, rejection, my day job, the film adaptations of The Mango Bride and my short story Pandemic Bread and how I cook to survive the writing life. Click on the […]

    Marivi Soliven

    July 23, 2022
    Blog
  • The Mango Bride Update

    Marivi Soliven

    May 25, 2022
    Blog
  • the Indiependent Collective Podcast

    In which Leah Cioco and I chat about dreams of flying, Joan Didion, mental health, micro aggressions and writing The Mango Bride and Pandemic Bread.

    Marivi Soliven

    May 12, 2022
    Blog
  • Authors for Ukraine

    I’ve donated one of the last eight copies of my out of print, impossible to find novel The Mango Bride to this auction. All proceeds go directly to CARE’s Ukraine Fund. If you would like to bid on my book please click on the link below. I’m happy to have a zoom or Facetime chat […]

    Marivi Soliven

    March 16, 2022
    Blog
    #authorsforukraine; ukraine, charityauction, The Mango Bride, The Mango Bride film
  • Adobo Interview

    Excerpts from a zoom interview with the whip-smart writers of Adobo Magazine. Angel Guerrero the magazine’s founder, and I worked together at McCann Erickson a lifetime ago. The film adaptation of The Mango Bride provided a reason to reconnect and it’s wonderful to see the media powerhouse she created. https://www.facebook.com/adobomagazine/videos/383494957109341/

    Marivi Soliven

    March 15, 2022
    Blog
  • Inquiring Minds Want to Know…

    Marivi Soliven

    March 6, 2022
    Blog
    108 media, Babae at Baril, domestic violence, Girl and Gun, mail order brides, Martin Edralin, Micah Tadena, Rae Red, Sharon Cuneta, VAWA
  • GMA 7 Interview

    When Janet Nepales contacted me to do an interview about the upcoming film adaptation of The Mango Bride I expected a few quick questions about the director, cast members and other details from the original articles in Variety and Deadline. To my surprise, Janet wanted to talk about a whole slew of topics, from Suddenly […]

    Marivi Soliven

    March 6, 2022
    Blog
    108 media, Babae at Baril, domestic violence, Filipino film, film adaptation, GMA7, hollywood, Islands the movie, Janet Nepales, mail order brides, Martin Edralin, Rae Red, Sharon Cuneta, The Mango Bride, VAWA
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