Book Signing & Launching of Victoria Smith’s Award-Winning Novella, “Faith Healer,”April 1, Beverly Hills, CA.

Vicki’s publishers and editors in Brain Mill Press, Ms. Ruthie Knox and Ms. Mary Ann Hudson and Vicki at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference Book signing on April 1.

Vicki’s GMA-7 TV interview with reporter, Mr. Sid Balatan, at the 2016 AWP Conference, April 1.; (2) Vicki’s guest reader, former editor and friend, the Hudson-prize winning poet, Prof. Abayomi Animashaun, and Vicki at Beverly Hills Public Library (BHPL) author event on April 2.; (3) Vicki’s fellow SoCal-based U.P. Kalayaan Residence Hall ’78 Batchmates who co-sponsored her BHPL author event with her publisher, Brain Mill Press (from R-L, Joseph Etorma, Lucia Saldi-Murphy, Bona Santos, me, Vicky Anupol (who’s also my publicist), Ramona Cayton Malabanan, and Amethysa Belza. (Not in picture but was also there was Alex Lim.); (4) Vicki’s Holy Family Academy High School (Angeles City, Philippines) classmates and friends who also supported her BHPL author event: (From R-L, Pie Calma, Lisa Ayson, Lucia Saldi-Murphy, me, and Arlene Francisco.

(1) Vicki signing her book for her Holy Family Academy grade school classmate and friend, Carlos Ocampo, Jr. (Note VIA Times featured on the book-signing table! Many people got a copy of VIA Times and also asked Vicki to sign it!); (2) It was a full house at Vicki’s BHPL author event, with many Fil-Am supporters from all over CA jam-packing the room!; (3) It wouldn’t be a true Filipino-American event without the usual buffet of delicious food served by her enthusiastic and loving Fil-Am friends and supporters as seen here by this wonderful display of savory and sweet treats; (4) An after-event dinner celebration with Vicki’s loving friends and supporters at the Il Fornaio Italian Restaurant in Beverly Hills, CA,