Yxavel Magno Diño at WestWords Parramatta
WestWords has partnered with Sydney Speculative Scribes to take your word from the page to the stage. Come read a short story or an excerpt from your longer work and listen to other speculative fiction writers in an intimate and supportive environment.
Our featured reader this session is Yxavel Magno Diño.
Yxavel Magno Diño is the author of the middle-grade fantasy adventure novels The Serpent Rider and The Firefly Crown. She was born in The Philippines before moving to Sydney, Australia, at a young age, where she soon discovered that almost nobody there knew how to say her name. To make up for it, she spent her time daydreaming about fantasy worlds filled with characters who had more unusual names than she did.
Now, she writes stories about her Filipino heritage and its fantastical folklore. When she’s not writing, you can find her drinking copious amounts of black tea or getting lost in the pages of a book.
Host: Ally Burnham with Stephanie Johnson
Date: Sunday 15 March 2026
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: WestWords, 41 Hunter Street, Parramatta