Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
The University of Iowa, MFA in Creative Writing, Fiction (August 2021-May 2023) fiction workshops with: Lan Samantha Chang, Jamel Brinkley, Kevin Brockmeier, and Madhuri Vijay. Seminars with: Madhuri Vijay, Tom Drury, Margot Livesey, and Anthony Marra
Mount Holyoke College, B.A. in Politics, Minor in English Literature (January 2020)
Cyberpolitics – Mount Holyoke Department of Politics
Queer and Trans Writing – Mount Holyoke Department of English
Short Story Writing II – Mount Holyoke Department of English
Dynamics of Globalization – American University of Kuwait Department of International Relations
Gender/Sexuality in East Asia – Mount Holyoke Asian/Pacific/American Studies Department
Asian American Food in Literature and Culture – Mount Holyoke Department of Critical Social Thought
PUBLICATIONS
Adoption Gratitude: How Expectations Weigh on Adoptees (Teen Vogue, Summer 2023)
I Want to Live a Life Outside of Gender (Electric Literature, Spring 2023)
Beetlemania!!! (Longleaf Review, Summer 2022)
Fear of Women (The Normal School, Fall 2021)
Hunger (Wrath-Bearing Tree, Winter 2020)
TEACHING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
Braided Narratives (Kundiman, Spring 2024) One-day multi-genre craft class on braided narratives, sonic texture, and associative logic for writers of color.
Vertical Moments in Fiction (Midwest Writing Center, Winter 2024) One-day generative fiction class on the ways truth and trouble can be reflected through voice, sound, and vertical moments.
The Art of Revision (University of Iowa; Asynchronous, Fall 2023) One semester of a creative workshop on structure, point-of-view, and character.
Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Writing (University of Iowa; Iowa City, Spring 2023) One semester of a special topics fiction workshop for creative writing majors.
Foundations of Creative Writing (University of Iowa; Iowa City, Fall 2022) One semester of an introductory creative writing class in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for creative writing majors.
Generative Fiction Writing (Johnson County Senior Center; Iowa City, Fall 2022) Six-session craft-based workshop for beginners focused on tension, story shape, and narrative voice.
Science Fiction Writing (Iowa Young Writers’ Studio; Iowa City, Summer 2022) Two-week intensive workshop for advanced high school writers focused on world-building, experimental form, and speculative environmental writing.
General English Literature (University of Iowa; Iowa City, 2021-2022) Two semesters of an introductory creative writing class in English Literature for undergraduate students focused on Asian American food and social movements in literature.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
Bardwell Fellowship, Mount Holyoke Alumnae Association (2023) Fellowship grant awarded to a recent graduate (within five years), without limitation to field of work or place of study.
Justin Chin Memorial Scholarship, Lambda Literary (2023) Full scholarship to the Lambda Literary Retreat for queer and trans Asian American and Pacific Islander writers.
Lambda Literary Fellowship (Fiction), Lambda Literary (2023) Lambda Literary Fellowship to the 2023 Lambda Retreat for queer and trans writers.
Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency #189, Atlantic Center for the Arts (2023) Fully-funded three-week writing residency with mentoring artst Rone Shavers at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Sterling Watson MFA Fellowship, Eckerd College Writers in Paradise (2022) Awarded to current or recently graduated MFA students who show great promise in the genre they apply in.
Walter Grant for Trans Writers, We Need Diverse Books (2022) Awarded to a trans writer working on a book-length project.
2022 Queer/Trans Scholarship, Kundiman Retreat (2022) Financial award for a queer writer for the 2022 Kundiman Retreat.
Best of the Net Nomination, The Longleaf Review (2022) Short story “Beetlemania!!!” nominated for Best of the Net.
Finalist, Lighthouse Lit Fest Fiction Fellow For Emerging Writers (2022) Selected as a Distinguished Finalist by Jacinda Townsend.
Naomi Kitay ’33 Fellowship, Mount Holyoke College (2021) Awarded on the basis of merit, as an aid toward a career in creative prose writing.
Ma-Yi Theater Company Micro-Grant, Ma-Yi Theater Company (2021) Micro-grant award for NYC-based BIPOC, Trans, and Disabled Artists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kundiman Fiction Fellowship, Kundiman (2020) Creative writing fellowship for Asian American writers.
We Need Diverse Books Internship Grant, We Need Diverse Books (2020) Award for marginalized people beginning careers in publishing.
Sydney Robertson McLean Short Story Prize, Mount Holyoke College (2019) Short Story “Bovine” selected among undergraduate stories for the award.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Creative Writing & Film Media Panel, Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA, October 14, 2023)
Is Grad School Right for Me? Panel, Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA, October 14, 2023)
Emerging LGBTQ Voices Reading Series, Lambda Literary (Philadelphia, PA, August 1, 2023)
Open Studio Reading, The Atlantic Center for the Arts (New Smyrna Beach, FL, June 1, 2023)
Second-Year Reading, The Iowa Writers’ Workshop (Iowa City, IA, April 28, 2023)
Iowa Writers’ Workshop POC Reading, The Iowa Writers’ Workshop (Iowa City, IA, November 4, 2022)
Applying to MFAs Panel and Q+A, University of Iowa Department of English and Creative Writing (Iowa City, IA, November 3, 2022)
Iowa Writers’ Workshop Queer Reading, The Iowa Writers’ Workshop (Iowa City, IA, September 29, 2022)
Tru Reading Series, Tru Coffee (Iowa City, IA, August 19, 2022)
Lighthouse Lit Fest Fellowship Reading, Lighthouse Writers’ Workshop (Denver, CO, June 13, 2022)
Omiprom Virtual Reading, Iowa Writers’ Workshop with Cornell MFA and UMass Amherst MFA (Iowa City, IA, March 4, 2022)
MFA Panel and Q+A, Mount Holyoke College Department of English (South Hadley, MA, November 19, 2021)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Administrative Assistant (School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, IL, Fall 2023-Present) Assist Senior Administrative Director and Department Chairs with scheduling, department budgets, event organization, and handling logistics for visiting artists.
Digital Events Assistant (Prairie Lights Bookstore; Iowa City, IA, Fall 2022-Summer 2023) Plan, schedule, and host Zoom readings with writers such as Mary Jo Bang, Kaveh Akbar, Dessa, and many others.
Editorial Intern (Writers House; New York City, NY, Winter 2021) Supported the offices of Senior Agent Dan Lazar and Junior Agent Victoria Doherty-Munroe.
Literary Agency Intern (Salky Literary Management; New York City, NY, Summer 2021) Liaised between authors, potential clients, and literary agent Jesseca Salky via email and conference calls. Transcribed unpublished work by Anne Petry on deadline for Audible Shorts sale.
Editorial Intern (Folio Literary Management; New York City, NY, Summer 2021) Evaluated manuscripts, wrote readers’ reports, and conducted research on potential clients to support the office of VP Erin Harris.
COMMUNITY-FOCUSED EXPERIENCE
Iowa Prison Writing Project (Iowa Writers’ Workshop, 2021-Present) Transcribed work by incarcerated writers to publish with the Iowa Prison Writing Project.
Wellman Workshop (ArtShare, 2021-2022) Ran volunteer fiction workshops for high school 6th-12th grade students.
Volunteer Administrative Assistant (Books to Prisoners, 2018-2019) Answered heavy call volume and conducted administrative tasks including copying, packaging, scheduling, Yiling, and answering online inquiries.