Publications & Honors

Publications

"Hulijing" in The Masters Review (Aug 2026)
- Honorable Mention, The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award 2025-2026
"How to Make Non-Korean Kimchi" in Split Lip (Nov 2025)
- Distinguished in The Best American Short Stories 2026
"The Real Chupa Chup" in Five Points (May 2025)
- Distinguished in The Best American Short Stories 2026
"Hey, Cam Club" in Joyland Magazine (May 2024)
"The Last Thing She Touched" in The Bellevue Literary Review (Oct 2023)
"Chinese Mermaids" in jmww (Nov 2022)
- Longlisted, Wigleaf, Top 50

"Wild Caught" in AGNI (Oct 2026)
"Unsung" in Epiphany (Aug 2023)
"Spring Rituals" in Frontier Poetry (March 2022)
- Finalist, Palette Poetry 2021 Prize
- Longlisted, Frontier Award for New Poets 2021

Winner, Deborah Slosberg Award in Fiction 2026, judged by Kristen Arnett, for "Barn Burning"
Runner Up, Harvey Swados Prize in Fiction 2026, judged by Juan Martinez, for "Barn Burning"

Selected Reader at Live Lit, UMass-Amherst Literary Arts Festival (2026)
Honors Speaker at Greenfield Community College: "Creative Writing in the Age of AI" (2026)
Panelist at 5PAN @ Smith College for Asian American Feminist Pedagogies for Collective Care and Social Change (2025)
Interviewed in The Bellevue Literary Review: The Art of Taking Care — an Evening with Writers and Caregivers (2023)