Arnold Subastil is an award-winning author and professional web developer.
Grand Winner of the Lampara Prize 2025 (Young Adult Category), he believes that stories have the power to transform lives and remain essential to human progress. Before writing inspirational essays, Arnold shared his expertise through technical blogs that support the IT field, particularly in programming and web development.
His literary journey began with the debut novel Anong Nangyari kay Wallace?, followed by Ako, Ikaw at Isang Apocalyptic na Bulalakaw. Both works explore profound themes of time and the interconnectedness of our lives, offering readers a unique perspective on the journeys we all undertake.
Arnold's writing often centers on hope and restoration, drawing from brokenness to create stories that are worth telling — and worth reading.
An honor that affirms the long, quiet work of writing stories that matter.
The Grand Prize–winning young adult novel at the Lampara Prize 2025. A tender, quietly devastating story about the small things we lose — and the meaning that returns to us when we finally look for them.
Four novels exploring time, faith, fear, and the way our lives quietly intersect.
Publisher: Bookmarked Book Publishing
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Published under 001 Comix Street — short, sharp, sometimes haunting visual stories.
The studios, presses, and communities that made the work possible.
Essays, short stories, and reflections on writing, faith, and the craft of telling stories worth reading.
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very": otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
Hi! This is Arnold with an advocacy: the advocacy of hope. I post funny and inspirational stories — be sure to follow.
