Mia P. Manansala is a highly acclaimed author and book coach, best known for her "Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery" series. She was born in Chicago and has gained recognition for her love of badass women, baking, and books. Manansala uses humor to explore various aspects of Filipino queerness, the Diaspora, and her affection for millennial pop culture. She is a winner of several prestigious awards, including the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award, the Hugh Holton Award, the Helen McCloy/Mystery Writers of America Scholarship, and the William F. Deeck - Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers.
Manansala is a 2018-2020 Pitch Wars mentor and alumnus, and her debut novel, "Arsenic and Adobo," was published in 2021. She is a lover of all things geeky and enjoys playing JRPGs, procrastibaking, reading cozy mysteries, dating sims, and cuddling with her three dogs, Bayley Banks, Max Power, and Gumiho. In addition to her writing, Manansala is a member of various organizations, including Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Color, Banyan: Asian American Writers Collective, the Chicago Writers Association, and the Chicago Nerd Social Club. She is quite active on social media, with a presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, where she engages with her fans and fellow writers.