Vanessa Hua is an American journalist and writer based in San Francisco. She is the author of Deceit and Other Possibilities (Willow Books, 2016; Counterpoint Press, 2020)[1] and A River of Stars (Ballantine) and the novel, Forbidden City (Penguin Random House, 2022). She is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle [2] and a member of the San Francisco Writers' Grotto.[3] Her fiction has appeared in The Atlantic, ZYZZYVA, Guernica, and other publications.[citation needed] She received a National Endowment for the Arts awards Literature Fellowship award in 2020.[4]
Vanessa Hua | |
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 Vanessa Hua, author | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University University of California, Riverside |
| Notable works | Deceit and Other Possibilities |
| Notable awards | Rona Jaffe Writers' Award, James D. Phelan literary award, Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative Writing, Asian American Journalists Association’s National Journalism Award, James Madison Freedom of Information Award |
| Website | |
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Awards and critical acclaim edit
- 2020 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship[5]
- 2017 Dr. Suzanne Ahn Award for Civil Rights and Social Justice Reporting[6]
- 2017 Finalist, California Book Award[7]
- 2016-17 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature[8]
- 2015 Rona Jaffe Writers' Award[9]
- Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative Writing[10]
- San Francisco Foundation's James D. Phelan Award for fiction[11]
Bibliography edit
- Deceit and Other Possibilities (Willow Publishing 2016) ISBN 978-0997199628
- A River of Stars (Ballantine Books August 2018) ISBN 978-0399178788, a novel about San Francisco Chinatown[12]
- Forbidden City (Ballantine Books May 2022) ISBN 978-0-399-17881-8, a novel about a young mistress of Mao Zedong[13]
References edit
- ^ "Counterpoint Press: Deceit and Other Possibilities". 24 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ "Vanessa Hua: Columnist". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ "The Grotto: Individual Members". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ Bastidas, Jose Alejandro. "Vanessa Hua, Chronicle columnist, receives National Endowment for the Arts fellowship". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Alejandro Bastidas, Jose (January 16, 2020). "Vanessa Hua, Chronicle columnist, receives National Endowment for the Arts fellowship". Datebook. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Chronicle columnist Vanessa Hua wins civil rights award". 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ "Finalists named for California Book Awards". 6 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ "Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Names 2016 Literature Award Winners". NBC News. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ "The Rona Jaffa Foundation: Past Recipients". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ "2013-2014 Fellows". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ "The San Francisco Foundation Announces literary Awardees". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ https://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/new-novel-uncovers-the-secret-lives-of-chinatown
- ^ "Review | 'Forbidden City' gives voice to a history meant to be buried". Washington Post. 2022-05-21. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
External links edit
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