Daphne is the founder and owner of Illumicrate, the UK’s first YA and crossover book subscription box since 2015, and a wonderful community of avid book lovers. She’s also Marketing Director for inclusive children’s publisher Knights Of, an event chair, and a 2020 Kitchies judge. Previously, she was an award-winning book blogger from 2011-2018 and a judge for the YA Book Prize and The Gollancz and Rivers of London BAME award. She lives in London, but is a Chinese-Filipino born and raised in Manila. She can usually be found fangirling over first editions & fictional princes, and recommending books on social media at @daphlt and @illumicrate.
Daphne Lao Tonge
Favorite Books
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Years Mentored
2020
