Vanessa Hua Explained
Vanessa Hua |
Citizenship: | American |
Alma Mater: | Stanford University University of California, Riverside |
Notableworks: | Deceit and Other Possibilities |
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 |
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. She received a National Endowment for the Arts awards Literature Fellowship award in 2020.[4]
Awards and critical acclaim
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Counterpoint Press: Deceit and Other Possibilities . 24 July 2019 . 2019-08-01.
- Web site: Vanessa Hua: Columnist. 2016-09-22.
- Web site: The Grotto: Individual Members . 2016-09-22.
- Web site: Bastidas . Jose Alejandro . Vanessa Hua, Chronicle columnist, receives National Endowment for the Arts fellowship . San Francisco Chronicle.
- Web site: Alejandro Bastidas. Jose. January 16, 2020. Vanessa Hua, Chronicle columnist, receives National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. 2021-02-23. Datebook . en-US.
- Web site: Chronicle columnist Vanessa Hua wins civil rights award . 3 August 2017 . 2017-12-16.
- Web site: Finalists named for California Book Awards . 6 April 2017 . 2017-12-16.
- Web site: Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Names 2016 Literature Award Winners . . 26 January 2017 . 2017-12-16.
- Web site: The Rona Jaffa Foundation: Past Recipients . 2016-09-22 . 2018-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831015311/http://www.ronajaffefoundation.org/past_recipients.html . dead .
- Web site: 2013-2014 Fellows . 2016-09-22.
- Web site: The San Francisco Foundation Announces literary Awardees . 2016-09-22.
- https://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/new-novel-uncovers-the-secret-lives-of-chinatown
- News: 2022-05-21 . Review ‘Forbidden City’ gives voice to a history meant to be buried . 2024-03-09 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.