Christine "Chrissi" L. Villa
children's book writer and publisher
chrissivilla@gmail.com
children's book writer and publisher
chrissivilla@gmail.com
A Filipino-American resident of North Highlands, California, I am the founder of Purple Cotton Candy Arts, a fast-growing business I started to explore my creativity in arts and crafts and later expanded into publishing my children’s books. I have written and published ten children’s books of my own since 2014, most of which won the following awards:
The Eskalets, First Place, Photography, Purple Dragonfly Award 2022
The Christmas Lantern, Honorable Mention, Purple Dragonfly Award 2022
An Afternoon in Julia’s World, Winner, Picture Book (Ages 3-8) Fiction, Story Monsters Approved 2021
The Magic Paintbrush, Second Place, Picture Book 6 and older, Royal Dragonfly Book Award 2021
Zoobooloo, Honorable Mention, Picture Books 6 and older, Royal Dragonfly Book Award 2021
Zoobooloo, Honorable Mention, Book Trailer, Royal Dragonfly Book Award 2021
Will You Still Love Me? A Puppy Haiku Story, Silver Award, Children’s Books, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Competition 2020
Will You Still Love Me? A Puppy Haiku Story, Silver Award, Cover and Inner Layout, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Competition 2020
Zoobooloo: With Filipino Translation, First Place, Children’s Books, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Competition 2019
Zoobooloo: With Filipino Translation, Second Place, Cover and Design, Northern California Publishers and Authors Competition 2019
Frankie Love to Burp, First Place, Children’s Books, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Competition 2018
Three of these titles are now available in bilingual editions (English and Filipino translation). I hope to publish more books that will teach the Filipino language and will help Filipino-American kids appreciate their heritage.
Zooboololo (Zoololoco), a bilingual edition (English and Spanish translation) just released in 2021, is now my bestselling picture book on Amazon.
Purple Cotton Candy Arts has started offering publishing services to other aspiring children’s authors, such as editing, proofreading, rewriting, formatting, illustrations, book trailers, and book reviews. For complete details, please check out the website here.
Next to writing children’s books, I’m passionate about writing short-form poems such as haiku, tanka, and cherita. My haiku, tanka, and cherita have appeared in numerous online and print journals worldwide, and several of them have garnered prestigious awards. If you would like to read some of my poetry, please visit Blossom Rain. My first poetry book is The Bluebird’s Cry. I’m the founding editor of Frameless Sky and its imprint Velvet Dusk Publishing.
When I am not writing or publishing books, I like to dabble in alcohol ink art painting, doodling, mixed media art, and photography. Two of my photographs won first and third place in the Sacramento County Fair 2019. My alcohol ink art, Backyard Haven, won first place in the Paws Backyard Wildlife Contest 2020. In 2021, my mixed media art won first place in the Traditional category and first runner-up in the Photography and Mixed Media category of the 6th Annual Jane Reichhold Memorial Contest hosted by Failed Haiku. This year, five of my art entries won First Place while one won Second Place at the Sacramento Country Fair. At the Cal Expo State Fair 2022, my cross stitch won Fourth Place while my paper crafts won two Honorable Mentions.
Let's keep in touch! Contact me at chrissivilla@gmail.com.
The Eskalets, First Place, Photography, Purple Dragonfly Award 2022
The Christmas Lantern, Honorable Mention, Purple Dragonfly Award 2022
An Afternoon in Julia’s World, Winner, Picture Book (Ages 3-8) Fiction, Story Monsters Approved 2021
The Magic Paintbrush, Second Place, Picture Book 6 and older, Royal Dragonfly Book Award 2021
Zoobooloo, Honorable Mention, Picture Books 6 and older, Royal Dragonfly Book Award 2021
Zoobooloo, Honorable Mention, Book Trailer, Royal Dragonfly Book Award 2021
Will You Still Love Me? A Puppy Haiku Story, Silver Award, Children’s Books, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Competition 2020
Will You Still Love Me? A Puppy Haiku Story, Silver Award, Cover and Inner Layout, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Competition 2020
Zoobooloo: With Filipino Translation, First Place, Children’s Books, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Competition 2019
Zoobooloo: With Filipino Translation, Second Place, Cover and Design, Northern California Publishers and Authors Competition 2019
Frankie Love to Burp, First Place, Children’s Books, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Competition 2018
Three of these titles are now available in bilingual editions (English and Filipino translation). I hope to publish more books that will teach the Filipino language and will help Filipino-American kids appreciate their heritage.
Zooboololo (Zoololoco), a bilingual edition (English and Spanish translation) just released in 2021, is now my bestselling picture book on Amazon.
Purple Cotton Candy Arts has started offering publishing services to other aspiring children’s authors, such as editing, proofreading, rewriting, formatting, illustrations, book trailers, and book reviews. For complete details, please check out the website here.
Next to writing children’s books, I’m passionate about writing short-form poems such as haiku, tanka, and cherita. My haiku, tanka, and cherita have appeared in numerous online and print journals worldwide, and several of them have garnered prestigious awards. If you would like to read some of my poetry, please visit Blossom Rain. My first poetry book is The Bluebird’s Cry. I’m the founding editor of Frameless Sky and its imprint Velvet Dusk Publishing.
When I am not writing or publishing books, I like to dabble in alcohol ink art painting, doodling, mixed media art, and photography. Two of my photographs won first and third place in the Sacramento County Fair 2019. My alcohol ink art, Backyard Haven, won first place in the Paws Backyard Wildlife Contest 2020. In 2021, my mixed media art won first place in the Traditional category and first runner-up in the Photography and Mixed Media category of the 6th Annual Jane Reichhold Memorial Contest hosted by Failed Haiku. This year, five of my art entries won First Place while one won Second Place at the Sacramento Country Fair. At the Cal Expo State Fair 2022, my cross stitch won Fourth Place while my paper crafts won two Honorable Mentions.
Let's keep in touch! Contact me at chrissivilla@gmail.com.
