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Vincent Chu

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in Oakland, The United States

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Vincent Chu is a Bay Area writer and author of the novel NICE PLACES (Forest Avenue Press, 2026) and story collection LIKE A CHAMPION (7.13 Books, 2018). His fiction has appeared in Muumuu House, STILL Magazine, Pithead Chapel, PANK Magazine, and elsewhere. He is a Headlands Center for the Arts Affiliate Artist, Hambidge Center Fellow, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from UCLA. Vincent lives in Oakland, California.

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Vincent Chu liked Hobart's review of Nice Places: "★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up) This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader. If you like this post, you might like others on that site. Consider checking it out! --- WHAT'S NICE PLACES ABOUT? When we meet Georgie, he's about to quit his job—but his bo" Read more of this review »
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Vincent Chu liked Beth Gerson's review of Nice Places: "3.75/5 As someone recently let go from their long time job and trying to figure out next steps, I related the set-adrift feeling Georgie is navigating at the beginning of the book. I thought the 1st half was wonderful - arranging and setting out on t" Read more of this review »
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Vincent Chu liked winnie's review of Nice Places: "Georgie quits his job at a tech company to spend a year traveling, hoping to “find himself”. Georgie can’t shake the feeling of general discomfort with corporate life, but also has made minimal efforts to plan for this yearlong adventure. When a monk" Read more of this review »
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Vincent Chu liked Katie's review of Nice Places: "Thank you to Net Galley for providing me with an ARC. Georgie has lived his life doing exactly what he needed to. Suddenly, he finds himself out of a job and decides to do what we’ve all of dreamed of doing, traveling the world. He prepares to embark" Read more of this review »
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