John LukE CHICA
He followed his Mother in her footsteps in becoming a self-published author. His debut novel, “The Shadow Immortals” is an ode to his mother.
His novel was also nominated in the category of Best Fiction Novel (English) at the 40th National Book Awards in 2022 by the National Book Development Board of the Philippines. And the same novel was nominated in the category of Best Novel (English) at the Filipino Readers’ Choice Award.
He is also an avid toy collector and a console gamer. Despite his age, 45, he’s still into Dungeons and Dragons — constantly looking for players and hopes to become a game master.
He also supports local authors by providing them with tools on how to better market their work in collaboration with PaperKat Books and HS GrafikPrint Publishing.
Making YouTube videos (sometimes)
He loves to chat with other authors and provide them with a platform where they can showcase and promote their work.
Creative director
John Luke is the Creative Director for Red Entertainment, Inc. and he's also the co-founder of Village Pipol Magazine. And now, he's working with different partners to launch a spin-off digital publication, Pipol MGZN, catering to the Gen Z market.
His fond in directing events has always been both a stressor and a source of excitement in his life.
He has worn many creative hats from learning photography at the Philippine Center for Creative Imaging (PCCI) to self-taught videography and video editing through various online courses available in the world wide web.
If you want to learn more about his company, you may visit the official website of Red Entertainment.
SHOP TALK
Through PaperKat Books, he loves to join and talk about world-building and character-building amongst his author peers.
This is indeed a rare sighting if you see him outside his house. He's very much an introvert, but reserves his social energy for attending and participating in these book workshops that Paperkat Books organize.
BUT THE DREAM IS...
I will always want my endgame to be a full-time author.
Here's to hoping that it will happen soon.
