Cleo Qian (she/her) is
a fiction writer and poet from California. She received her MFA from NYU. Her work has appeared in over 20 outlets; was a winner of the Zoetrope: All Story Short Fiction Competition; has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, twice longlisted for the DISQUIET Prize, and supported by Sundress Academy for the Arts. By day, she works at a nonprofit and reads self-help articles on how to be happy.
She is a member of the poetry and performance collective Egocircus. Her other interests, past and present, have included video poetry, clothes and identity expression, melodramas, horror movies, martial arts, and the handmade Internet culture of Web 1.0.
Her debut short story collection, LET’S GO LET’S GO LET’S GO, is forthcoming from Tin House in 2023.
She is a member of the poetry and performance collective Egocircus. Her other interests, past and present, have included video poetry, clothes and identity expression, melodramas, horror movies, martial arts, and the handmade Internet culture of Web 1.0.
Her debut short story collection, LET’S GO LET’S GO LET’S GO, is forthcoming from Tin House in 2023.
Quick links:
Preorder LET’S GO LET’S GO LET’S GO
Press:
Interview with BCAF Sino-Artists (EN) | (CN version)
Interview with Famous Writing Routines