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Jess Chua [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Fiction Writer
Public address: 
ME
Maine US
Bio: 

Jess Chua's debut chapbook about heartbreak, let it rip, was published in late summer 2023 (Bottlecap Press).

A Musepaper.org essay prize winner, her poems, flash fiction, and essays have appeared in or are forthcoming in 34th Parallel Magazine, The Five-Two, and Whale Road Review. Her genre work has appeared in Mystery Tribune and Black Hare Press anthologies.

She works as a content specialist and is aiming to complete a couple of short story collections. Her hobbies include yoga, sketching, and astrology.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Favorite authors: 
Too many to list...but I'll always love Poe, Oscar Wilde, George Orwell, Shirley Jackson, and J. G. Ballard!
Twitter/X: 
@JessWriting
Born in: 
Singapore
Website: 
https://jesschua.com [2]
Prizes won: 
  • Monthly Musepaper Award for my essay, “The One,” from the literary journal New Millennium Writings (2020).
  • Runner-Up in the “Mysterious Photograph” contest at Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (Jan/Feb 2021).
What I'm reading now: 
The King of Style: Dressing Michael Jackson by Michael Bush
Dreaming the Mountain by Tuệ Sỹ
Dogged by Stacy Gnall
Dominant Genes by SJ Sindu
Identifies as: 
Asian American
Mixed-Race
Southeast Asian
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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