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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to Grotto member @vanessahua.bsky.social!

Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · 8d

🎉Thrilled to publish debut nonfiction UPROOTED: A CHINESE AMERICAN STORY OF SURVIVAL AND RESISTANCE by @vanessahua.bsky.social — Spring 2027!

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Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · 8d

🎉Thrilled to publish debut nonfiction UPROOTED: A CHINESE AMERICAN STORY OF SURVIVAL AND RESISTANCE by @vanessahua.bsky.social — Spring 2027!

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you!

Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 8d

Dream come true!! 🌿

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 17d

I love it! Thank you!!

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you!

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 17d

Cover reveal: From coyote to… COYOTELAND, coming May 2026! I can’t stop staring at this electrifying cover by the talented Claire Sullivan. 🙏 Pls consider pre-ordering from your favorite independent bookstore or requesting from the library!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · Sep 5

Kick off fall! A couple spots left, come join me online next Tuesday (9/9)

www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

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Narrative @narrativemag.bsky.social · Sep 2

“Love enlarges. What you put out into the world, you get back tenfold.”

—Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · Aug 26

On Sept. 9, join @vanessahua.bsky.social for this two-hour online class, Writing Across Cultures.

We’ll examine strategies for researching and portraying lives unlike our own, that reflect social and historical context and the fullness of a character’s humanity. #writingcommunity

PJ Seminar: A Master Class on Writing Across Cultures with Vanessa Hua - StoryStudio Chicago

We'll examine strategies for researching and portraying lives unlike our own, that reflect social and historical context and the fullness of a character’s humanity.

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Yvonne Liu. Writer. Adopee. Memoir-in-Progress @yvonneliuwriter.bsky.social · Jul 23

@vanessahua.bsky.social -Her work has shed a light on Asian issues and the diaspora. She is a great supporter and role model for #AAPI writers. @sewaneewriters.bay.social #authors #writingcommunity

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Yvonne Liu. Writer. Adopee. Memoir-in-Progress @yvonneliuwriter.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thrilled to dig into some of the faculty books I picked up at @sewaneewriters.bsky.social. Wonderful to workshop with @eula.biss and Amy Leach. @vanessahua.bsky.social @jailthepoets.bsky.social. Meeting other writers transforms how you read their work and how you see your own.

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · Aug 5

Happy publication day to @victorsuth.bsky.social's HOLLOW SPACES! ✨

✨ An Apple Books best book of August
✨ "Cerebral, sexy, and provocative." — Lo Patrick, author of THE NIGHT THE RIVER WEPT
✨ "Fast-paced and suspenseful." — @vanessahua.bsky.social, author of FORBIDDEN CITY

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · Jun 18

"Like love, like bankruptcy, like sleep, the wild swings happened slowly, then all at once."

This time last year, we published the flash piece FORECAST by @vanessahua.bsky.social‬ . Her story was selected for Best Microfictions 2025! Revisit it in our archives: buff.ly/SaqJgWO

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · May 29

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · Apr 17

The Split Lip FAM’s work over the past two months has been sometimes funny, sometimes heart-wrenching, and always important. Take a moment to enjoy this batch of good news and great publications from our community. buff.ly/zQNZ5yN

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · Mar 31

Was just raving about it -- so good! And unfortunately timely.

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Cara Lopez Lee @caralopezlee.bsky.social · Mar 16

The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day (or as often as you can).

Rules:

It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.

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#booksky #books #bookchallenge
@vanessahua.bsky.social

Forbidden City, a Novel - Vanessa Hua
(Book Cover Image features a young Chinese girl in pigtails and blue shirt. Rays of bright yellow and red flair behind her.)

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · Mar 12

Honored to serve as a judge for the #AspenLitPrize. The amazing books on the shortlist explore identity, faith, dispossession, immigration, erasure and slavery.

Add these to your TBR!

@aspeninstitute.bsky.social
aspenwords.org/literary-prize

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Rita Chang-Eppig @rchetypes.bsky.social · Mar 13

Hi folks, I’m teaching with @onestorymag.bsky.social again this spring. RTs appreciated. Thank you!

One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social · Mar 12

Register today for our Beginner Fiction Workshop with @rchetypes.bsky.social author of the novel DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA.

In this six-week workshop, each participant will workshop a short story or novel excerpt. bit.ly/4hiMWB6

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · Mar 12

Honored to serve as a judge for the #AspenLitPrize. The amazing books on the shortlist explore identity, faith, dispossession, immigration, erasure and slavery.

Add these to your TBR!

@aspeninstitute.bsky.social
aspenwords.org/literary-prize

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · Mar 6

I am accepting submissions for my emerging writer series at gay.submittable.com. You should have three publications or fewer and no book contract. Yes, this is a paid opportunity. Guidelines at the link. Plz follow the guidelines.

Roxane Gay Books & The Audacity Submission Manager

THE AUDACITY, my newsletter, features an emerging writer twice a month. I define emerging writer as someone with fewer than three article/essay/short story publications and no published books or book ...

gay.submittable.com

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · Feb 25

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · Feb 24

VAST Congratulations to @vanessahua.bsky.social ♥️🥳

Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · Jan 21

Time for some good news! We are thrilled to announce that Vanessa Hua’s flash, “Forecast,” has been selected for Best Microfictions 2025! Congratulations, @vanessahua.bsky.social ! https://buff.ly/3WqCFus

Congratulations Vanessa Hua!
"Forecast" from Split Lip Magazine
Best Microfiction 2025
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