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Bio
Tif Marcelo is a veteran army nurse and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Public Administration. She believes and writes about the strength of families, the endurance of friendship, heartfelt romances, and is inspired daily by her own military hero husband and four children. She is also the author of The Key to Happily Ever After and the Journey to the Heart series.

Representation
  • Literary Agent – Rachel Brooks of Bookends Literary Agency
  • Media Publicist – Kristin Dwyer of LeoPR

Contact info
  • Website – http://tifmarcelo.com
  • Twitter -  http://twitter.com/tifmarcelo
  • Instagram – http://instagram.com/tifmarcelo 
  • Facebook Page –http://facebook.com/tifmarcelo
  • Email - tif.marcelo@gmail.com 

Memberships and Affiliations
  • Romance Writers of America
  • Washington DC Chapter of RWA
  • Association of Writers & Writing Programs
  • Tall Poppy Writers
  • PitchWars Mentor 2019, AWP Mentor 2019

Works  
  • In a Book Club Far Away (2021)
  • Once Upon A Sunset (March 2020)
  • The Key to Happily Ever After
  • Cupid’s Kisses Valentine’s Event (short story) in The Infinite Limits of Love blog
  • West Coast Love, Book 3 of Journey to the Heart
  • East in Paradise, Book 2 of Journey to the Heart
  • North to You, Book 1 of Journey to the Heart
 
Featured in
  • Buzzfeed - Round up - https://www.buzzfeed.com/shylawatson/upcoming-books-by- women-2019 
  • Bustle - https://www.bustle.com/p/21-new-romance-novels-to-make-your-spring-reading- even-dreamier-than-you-imagined-17012851 
  • Book Riot Podcast/When in Romance - https://bookriot.com/listen/sometimes-dukes-travel/
  • Buzzfeed - https://www.buzzfeed.com/shylawatson/romance-novel-quiz-may 
  • Fresh Fiction - http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=68482 
  • Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1561 
  • SheReads - https://shereads.com/books-for-your-summer-road-trip/ 
  • All About Romance - https://allaboutromance.com/book-review/the-key-to-happily-ever-after-by-tif-marcelo/
  • Smart Bitches, Trashy Books - https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2019/05/mays-new-releases-5/ 
  • Frolic - https://frolic.media/contemporarily-ever-after-top-picks-for-the-week-of-may-12th/
  • Woman’s World – June 2019 issue 
  • NPR -  https://www.npr.org/2017/07/15/536915769/for-july-3-romance-heroines-who-want-it-all

Articles Written
  • National Military Family Association - https://blog.militaryfamily.org/2019/02/28/the- twenty-year-artful-career-aka-hang-in-there 
  • XOXO After Dark -   http://xoxoafterdark.com/2017/12/14/tiff-marcelo-west-coast-love-ebook-romance  
  • XOXO After Dark - http://xoxoafterdark.com/2017/07/03/tif-marcelo-north-to-you-goodbye-later/
  • XOXO After Dark- http://xoxoafterdark.com/2017/06/14/author-spotlight-tif-marcelo-north/
  • Tips of Life and Love - https://www.tipsonlifeandlove.com/diet-and-healthy-eating/it-is-possible-to-eat-healthy-at-food-trucks

Interviews
  • Bustle - https://www.bustle.com/p/immigrant-stories-in-romance-novels-are-revolutionary-we-need-more-of-them-19300979
  • Military Times - http://www.militarypress.com/the-key-to-happily-ever-after/ 
  • Bibliophile Soprano - https://bibliophilesoprano.wordpress.com/2018/07/28/author-interview-tif-marcelo/  
  • Alexa Loves Books -   http://www.alexalovesbooks.com/2018/06/mabuhay-of-music-fiction.html
  • Nina Crespo - http://ninacrespo.com/2017/09/28/nina-crespo-presents-book-magic-with-tif-marcelo/
  • Olivia Chanel’s Galaxy of Books - https://oliviachanel.com/2017/08/12/saturday-night-author-fever-12-with-tif-marcelo/  
  • Harlequin Junkie - https://harlequinjunkie.com/spotlight-giveaway-north-to-you-by-tif-marcelo/
  • Success Magazine - https://www.success.com/what-happened-when-i-woke-up-at-430-for-30-days/
 
Media Appearances 
  • Shelf-Love Podcast - https://shelflove.simplecast.com/episodes/tif-marcelo-community-outcasts-and-thirsty-by-mia-hopkins
  • This Filipino-American Life Podcast: https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/2019/11/06/episode-101-pag-ibig-tfal-talks-romance-novels-with-tif-marcelo-mia-hopkins-maida-malby-and-sarah-smith/
  • Author Stories Podcast - https://hankgarner.com/the-author-stories-podcast-episode-631- tif-marcelo-interview/ 
  • Wicked Wallflowers Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/83-tif-marcelo-the- key-to-happily-ever-after/id1312659727?i=1000439037099 
  • WTVR/Virginia This Morning - https://wtvr.com/2019/05/17/the-key-to-happily-ever-after/ 
  • Fresh Fiction Book Club Chat – June 2018 

​Panel Appearances
  • East City Book Shop - An Evening of Romance
  • The Ripped Bodice - Pag-Ibig: Celebrating Filipino-American Diaspora in Romantic Fiction
  • Books Inc – Celebrating Filipino-American Culture in Romantic Fiction
  • Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors – Book Club Spotlight
  • RWA National Conference – Facebook Cooperatives
  • United for Libraries at ALA Annual Conference – Isn’t it Romantic
  • Romance Readers Rendezvous – Diversity in Romance
  • Honfleur Gallery – An Afternoon of Romance
  • Washington Romance Writers – Reporting for Duty: An intimate chat with military veterans and families

Awards for unpublished works

TRUE NORTH - Contemporary Romance <--EVENTUALLY published as NORTH TO YOU!
First Place - 2016 Fab Five Contest, Wisconsin RWA
Finalist - 2016 Writing From Color and Native Voices (WCNV) Contest

ONE ON ONE - YA Contemporary Romance
Third Place - 2015 Fab Five Contest, Wisconsin RWA
First Place - 2013 Great Beginnings Contest, UTAH RWA ​ 

STITCHES OF TRUTH - YA Contemporary Romance
Second Place - 2012 Golden Rose - Rose City Romance Writers
Third Place - 2012 Launching A Star - Spacecoast Authors of Romance
Honorable Mention - 2012 Weta Nichols Writing Contest - Ozarks Romance Authors