Ten Questions for Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

“I need to be authentic to my culture and invite readers to embrace the Vietnamese culture through my work.” —Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, author of Dust Child
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“I need to be authentic to my culture and invite readers to embrace the Vietnamese culture through my work.” —Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, author of Dust Child
The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story offers a lesson in becoming a verbal junk collector.
“I write when I want to say something to someone in particular—but can’t.” —Aurora Mattia author of The Fifth Wound
The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story investigates the power of a single sentence, long or short.
“I literally was Damani throughout writing—somehow I became her.” —Priya Guns, author of Your Driver Is Waiting
“You will never get rid of the self-critical voice in your head.” —Colin Winnette, author of Users
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features José Olivarez and David Ruano González, the author and the translator of Promises of Gold / Promesas de oro.
“I think the hardest part was finding an ending, specifically working against my own desire for neat resolution.” —Maggie Millner, author of Couplets
“Sit with your characters and let them talk to you.” —Bisi Adjapon
The author of What Can I Tell You?: Selected Poems explores the poetic potential of vernacular language.