kaya publishes books of the asian pacific diaspora

 
 

kaya events

05/02

Catch Kaya at the Indie Lit Fair!

May 2, 2026 | 12PM – 6PM | Washington Square South (between Thompson St & Sullivan St) Catch Kaya Press and so many other incredible independent presses at the 10th annual Indie Lit Fair! This free book fair will also include a reading from our very own Ed Lin, who will be at the Festival […]

04/30

Sia Figiel on screen, and Kaya at the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival!

April 30, 2026 | Friday, @ 8:30PM | Directors Guild of America (7920 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046) Join us for the LA premiere of BEFORE THE MOON FALLS, an “intimate portrait of acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel … [that] illuminat[es] the complexities of inconsistently treated mental illness and the devastating toll it […]

03/26

Blu’s Hanging Comes to the Stage!

March 26 – April 26, 2026 | Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 7PM, Sundays @ 2PM | Kumu Kahua Theatre (46 Merchant St Honolulu, HI 96813) Adapted into a play by Kaya’s very own R. Zamora Linmark, Blu’s Hanging will be coming to Honolulu’s Kumu Kahua Theatre this March and April! The production opens March 26 […]

09/19

Radical Histories: A Roundtable of Korean/American Authors

Magpie Series in Modern and Contemporary Korean Literature opens new horizons in Korean literature in English translation by introducing exciting new literary voices from Korea, past and present. The series includes literary fiction and compelling works from the world of South Korean science fiction, fantasy, and horror. A reflexive picture of Korea and the breakneck […]

 

author news

Ed Lin
Catch Kaya at the Indie Lit Fair!

May 2, 2026 | 12PM – 6PM | Washington Square South (between Thompson St & Sullivan St) Catch Kaya Press and so many other incredible independent presses at the 10th annual Indie Lit Fair! This free book fair will also include a reading from our very own Ed Lin, who will be at the Festival […]

Sia Figiel
Sia Figiel on screen, and Kaya at the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival!

April 30, 2026 | Friday, @ 8:30PM | Directors Guild of America (7920 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046) Join us for the LA premiere of BEFORE THE MOON FALLS, an “intimate portrait of acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel … [that] illuminat[es] the complexities of inconsistently treated mental illness and the devastating toll it […]

Lois-Ann Yamanaka
Blu’s Hanging Comes to the Stage!

March 26 – April 26, 2026 | Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 7PM, Sundays @ 2PM | Kumu Kahua Theatre (46 Merchant St Honolulu, HI 96813) Adapted into a play by Kaya’s very own R. Zamora Linmark, Blu’s Hanging will be coming to Honolulu’s Kumu Kahua Theatre this March and April! The production opens March 26 […]