“There are going to be times when you feel uninspired, when the...

“There are going to be times when you feel uninspired, when the very last thing you want to do is to sit down and write. Moments like these, I remind myself that sometimes the work itself can create excitement.”

—Kirstin Chen is the author of Bury What We Cannot Take and Soy Sauce for Beginners. She was the fall 2017 NTU-NAC National Writer in Residence in Singapore, and has received awards from the Steinbeck Fellows Program, Sewanee, Hedgebrook, and the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Born and raised in Singapore, she currently resides in San Francisco.

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the US!

This month, we’re celebrating some of the incredible Asian/Pacific American authors who have helped shape the NaNoWriMo community—from NaNo Coaches to Camp Counselors, from Pep Talkers to participants!