Elaine Hsieh Chou
@elainehsiehchou.bsky.social
Author of WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM: STORIES (2025) and DISORIENTATION (2022) from Penguin Press | she/her
www.elainehsiehchou.com
www.elainehsiehchou.com
And this morning, I found out WAYRF was also named a Best Story Collection of 2025 by @electricliterature.com!
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Electric Lit’s Best Short Story Collections of 2025 - Electric Literature
Books by Marie-Helene Bertino, Torrey Peters, and Samanta Schweblin are among our favorites of the year
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November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
And this morning, I found out WAYRF was also named a Best Story Collection of 2025 by @electricliterature.com!
electricliterature.com/electric-lit...
electricliterature.com/electric-lit...
I had to wrestle with mine, too! A writer's dream to hear what they hoped to create came off on the page 🫶🏼
September 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I had to wrestle with mine, too! A writer's dream to hear what they hoped to create came off on the page 🫶🏼
Omg thank you so much, Mina!!! This means the world 💕
September 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Omg thank you so much, Mina!!! This means the world 💕
Wed Oct 1 @ 11 am: I'll be at USC in conversation with Dr. Dorinne Kondo, sponsored by @gssconsortium.bsky.social! Free & open to the public.
September 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Wed Oct 1 @ 11 am: I'll be at USC in conversation with Dr. Dorinne Kondo, sponsored by @gssconsortium.bsky.social! Free & open to the public.
Fri 9/26 @ 7 pm: The Writer's Block in Las Vegas, co-sponsored by Black Mountain Institute, with @tajjaisen.bsky.social!
September 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Fri 9/26 @ 7 pm: The Writer's Block in Las Vegas, co-sponsored by Black Mountain Institute, with @tajjaisen.bsky.social!
Oh I'm bummed to have missed you too Steve! I'm doing a free public event at USC on 10/2 but I know that can be far depending on where you're based. Let me know if you're interested and I'll send details!
August 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Oh I'm bummed to have missed you too Steve! I'm doing a free public event at USC on 10/2 but I know that can be far depending on where you're based. Let me know if you're interested and I'll send details!
San Francisco 9/4 at 7 pm PT: @greenapplebooks.bsky.social with Ingrid Rojas Contreras! Free to attend, RSVP at the link below:
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9th Ave: Elaine Hsieh Chou with Ingrid Rojas Contreras
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August 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
San Francisco 9/4 at 7 pm PT: @greenapplebooks.bsky.social with Ingrid Rojas Contreras! Free to attend, RSVP at the link below:
greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...
Virtual 9/25 at 3 pm PT/6 pm ET: @aaww-nyc.bsky.social with Delia Cai! Free to attend, RSVP at the link below:
aaww.org/curation/vir...
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[VIRTUAL] In Celebration of Where Are You Really From
Join AAWW for a celebration of Elaine Hsieh Chou’s Where Are You Really From, featuring Delia Cai!
aaww.org
August 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Virtual 9/25 at 3 pm PT/6 pm ET: @aaww-nyc.bsky.social with Delia Cai! Free to attend, RSVP at the link below:
aaww.org/curation/vir...
aaww.org/curation/vir...
Las Vegas 9/26 at 7 pm PT: The Writer's Block & Black Mountain Institute with @tajjaisen.bsky.social! Free to attend:
www.thewritersblock.org/events/47665
www.thewritersblock.org/events/47665
ELAINE HSIEH CHOU | The Writer's Block
An independent bookstore in downtown Las Vegas, offering free creative-writing classes to grades K–12.
www.thewritersblock.org
August 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Las Vegas 9/26 at 7 pm PT: The Writer's Block & Black Mountain Institute with @tajjaisen.bsky.social! Free to attend:
www.thewritersblock.org/events/47665
www.thewritersblock.org/events/47665