I am available for readings and paid speaking and teaching engagements, including school visits. Here’s how you can reach out.
Upcoming Events
May 2, 2024 - 7 pm EST - Kundiman x AAWW panel, “Finding Each Other, Finding Space,” - Asian American Writers’ Workshop, New York, NY
May 16, 2024 - NAKASEC “New Narratives” - online
May 26-31, 2024 - Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Conference - Week One Faculty in Creative Nonfiction
Past Events
February 8, 2024 - 7 pm EST - Transnational Series: Bora Chung and Anton Hur with Hannah Bae - online
December 19, 2023 - Brooklyn Collaborative Studies, an NYC Outward Bound school - Brooklyn, NY
November 15, 2023 - 7 pm EST - Transnational Series: E. J. Koh with Hannah Bae - online
October 14, 2023 - 6 pm EST - Princeton in Asia annual dinner keynote address - Princeton, NJ
September 14, 2023 - 7 pm EST - Hua Hsu’s STAY TRUE Paperback Launch + Fundraiser for Yu & Me Books - New Design High School rooftop - Chanel Miller in conversation, with readings by Mary HK Choi, Ly Tran, Delia Cai and me - New York, NY
July 13, 2023 - The Sue-Je Lee Gage Sunlit Residency - Open House - 6 pm EST reception, 7 pm program - Ithaca, NY
June 8-11, 2023 - Indiana University Writers’ Conference - faculty for creative nonfiction classes - register here - Bloomington, IN
April 3, 2023 - 1 pm EST - Authors Guild Webinar: Residencies & Retreats: Getting the Most Out of the Experience - with Tracy Abeyta, Brandon Hobson, Abeer Hoque and Deborah Taffa - register here - FREE
March 9, 2023 - 9-10:15 am PST - AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) - Panel: Writing about Culture & Place: Techniques for Vibrant and Ethical Worldbuilding with Krys Lee, Jung Yun, Michael David Lukas - Seattle, WA
February 15, 2023 - Brooklyn Collaborative Studies, an NYC Outward Bound school - Brooklyn, NY
February 2, 2023 - 7 pm EST - Pete’s Candy Store - The Rally Reading Series - reading alongside Giada Scodellaro and Hyeseung Song
December 1, 2022 - 7 pm EST - Yu & Me Books - “Winter Recipes,” a reading alongside Mary Wang, Ge Gao, Emily Xueni Jin and Na Zhong curated by Accent Society and NüVoices - tickets available here
November 3, 2022 - 7 pm EST - Pete’s Candy Store - The Rally Reading Series - guest hosting for readers Cynthia Manick, Albert Samaha and Janelle Greco
October 30, 2022 - 2 pm EST - Catapult: Reading for Anna Qu’s Memoir Generator - online
October 23, 2022 - 7 pm EST - Lactose Intolerant NYC Reading Series hosted by Ruth Minah Buchwald - Black Spring Books - w/ Elaine Hsieh Chou, Sabrina Imbler, Yasmin Adele Majeed, Kari Sonde and Tariq Thompson
October 11, 2022 - 7-8 pm EST - New York Public Library - online - Author talk with Malaka Gharib for It Won’t Always Be Like This - register here
September 8, 2022 - 7 pm EST - Red ink Series: Avoidance panel with Elissa Bassist, Sari Botton, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Kayla Maiuri and Sarah Thankam Mathews - hosted by Books Are Magic at Wild East Brewing - Brooklyn, NY - watch the recording here
August 7, 2022 - 11 am-2 pm EST - Kweli International Literary Festival - Masterclass: The Role of Research in Writing Creative Nonfiction - online
July 23, 2022 - 3 pm EST - Kweli International Literary Festival - Archive and Art: A conversation with author Tanaïs about In Sensorium - Barnard College
July 15, 2022 - 10:30 am EST - 1455 Summer Literary Festival - Panel: Freelance vs Literary: The how's and why's of writing and publishing nonfiction - with Hannah Grieco, DW McKinney and Meg Pillow - FREE and online
July 14, 2022 - 7 pm EST - Bookmarks NC - Books with Purpose series - Panel with “(Don’t) Call Me Crazy” editor Kelly Jensen and contributors/authors Amy Reed and Shaun David Hutchinson - online
June 12-18, 2022 - Kenyon Review Writers Workshops - served as Peter Taylor fellow for instructor Grace Talusan’s creative nonfiction workshop - Gambier, OH
May 11, 2022 - 6:30-8 pm EST - Yu & Me Books - The Cosmos Reading Series - 44 Mulberry St., New York, NY
May 3, 2022 - 6 pm EST - Yu & Me Books - Dr. Jenny T. Wang’s book launch for PERMISSION TO COME HOME: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans - 44 Mulberry St., New York, NY
April 8, 2022 - 6-8 pm EST - Handley Library - After Hours Author Talk with Robin Ha - Winchester, VA
March 17, 2022 - Brooklyn Collaborative Studies, an NYC Outward Bound school - Brooklyn, NY
ONLINE - October 28, 2021 - 7 pm EST - (WATCH HERE) Open City fellows final reading: “A Love Letter to New York City” featuring Jessica Jacolbe, Teresa Mathew, Aaisha Bhuiyan, Ayesha Islam and Lylla Younes. Moderated by Hannah Bae with Noel Pangilinan - Asian American Writers’ Workshop
ONLINE - Kundiman 8-week workshop: The Creative Nonfiction Toolkit
Mondays, August 2-September 20, 2021, 6-8:30 pm EST - open to BIPOC writers - SOLD OUT
August 21, 2021 - 10:30 am EST - 2021 Leadership Forum for Young Korean Americans, co-hosted by the Consulate General of The Republic of Korea in New York and Federation of Korean American Associations of North Eastern USA - with Gene Kim, Chris Cho, David Kim, moderated by Sharon Lee
ONLINE - August 10, 2021 - 8-9 pm EST - Reading Discussion: “Portrait of an Artist” by Cathy Park Hong (from Minor Feelings) - The Resort LIC (for members only)
August 7, 2021 - 10 pm EST - Caveat - Shoes Off, Mouth Off! storytelling show hosted by Angel Yau and Jiji Lee - New York, NY - $22 in advance, $25 at the door
July 21, 2021 - 5-6 pm CST - Looking Back on a Life: A Reading with Ava Arsaga for The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow - Carnegie Public Library garden - Eureka Springs, AR
ONLINE - Kenyon Review Writers Workshops - June 20-26, 2021 - I will be serving as TA for T Kira Madden’s Literary Nonfiction Workshop
Tuesday, June 26, 2021, 3-4 pm EST - Peter Taylor Fellows reading
ONLINE - Princeton-in-Asia - June 10, 2021, 7-9:30 pm EST - Eat Drink Draw food illustration and writing workshop with Adam Oelsner
ONLINE - June 8, 2021 - 8-9 pm EST - Reading Discussion: “An Education” by Cathy Park Hong (from Minor Feelings) - The Resort LIC (for members only)
ONLINE - Indiana University Writers’ Conference - June 3-6, 2021
Sunday, June 6, 2021, 12:30-1:30 pm EST - Panel Discussion with Jaquira Díaz and Hannah Bae
Sunday, June 6, 2021, 3:30-4:20 pm EST - From the Past to the Page: The Role of Research in Writing Creative Nonfiction - Class with Hannah Bae
Sunday, June 6, 2021, 7-8:30 pm EST - Reading with Jaquira Díaz and Hannah Bae - FREE and OPEN TO PUBLIC - register here
ONLINE - June 3, 2021, 8 pm ET/5 pm PST - Korean American Artist Collective - Meet the Artists of the JEONG Portfolio - FREE and open to public
ONLINE - May 25, 2021 - Our Stories: Historical and Contemporary Narratives of Asian Pacific Americans with Andrea Kim Neighbors - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (open to employees only)
ONLINE - May 20, 2021 - Girls Write Now Racial Justice Community Chat Series: Feeding Your Sense of Joy (open to Girls Write Now mentees, mentors and alums only)
ONLINE - May 19, 2021, 7-8:30 pm EST - CityLit Presents: Publishing Asian Voices - with Jennifer Chang, James Han Mattson, and Hasanthika Sirisena. Moderated by Jung Yun.
ONLINE - March 26, 2021, 5:30 pm EST - Happy Half-Hour with Vivian Lee, senior editor at Little, Brown for The Resort LIC
ONLINE - November 5, 2020, 2 pm EST / 11 am PST - Lit Lunch with Asian American Writers’ Workshop featuring Tracy O’Neill, author of “Quotients” - watch via IGTV at @aaww_nyc
ONLINE - September 17, 2020, 7 pm EST / 4 pm PST - 2020 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Awards Virtual Reading w/ Mari Christmas (fiction), Yalitza Ferreras (fiction), Temim Fruchter (fiction), Elisa Gonzalez (poetry), and Charleen McClure (poetry) - watch via YouTube
ONLINE - September 9, 2020, 2 pm EST / 11 am PST - Lit Lunch with Asian American Writers’ Workshop featuring Whitney Hu, organizer and activist - watch via IGTV at @aaww_nyc
ONLINE - August 15, 2020, 11 am - Breaking the taboo: Let's talk about our mental health - with Stephanie Foo, Elana Newman and Fiza Pirani - Asian American Journalists Association National Convention
ONLINE - July 15, 2020, 2 pm EST / 11 am PST - Lit Lunch with Asian American Writers’ Workshop featuring A.H. Kim, author of “A Good Family” - watch via IGTV at @aaww_nyc
ONLINE - July 9, 2020, 5 pm EST - Building a Writing Community, Online and Offline - The Resort LIC
ONLINE - June 18, 2020 - The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow - Virtual Poetluck reading - Eureka Springs, AR - watch via Facebook
ONLINE - June 17, 2020, 2 pm EST / 11 am PST - Lit Lunch with Asian American Writers’ Workshop featuring Wilfred Chan - watch via IGTV at @aaww_nyc
ONLINE - May 8, 2020, 7 pm EST / 4 pm PST - Powerhouse Arena: Virtual Book Launch for Frances Cha’s “If I Had Your Face” - watch via YouTube
ONLINE - May 6, 2020, 2 pm EST / 11 am PST - Lit Lunch with Asian American Writers’ Workshop featuring E. Tammy Kim - watch via IGTV at @aaww_nyc
ONLINE - April 7, 2020, 8 pm - The Antibody Reading Series w/ E. J. Koh and Melissa Clark, hosted by Brian Gresko - Available to rewatch
March 6, 2020 - Brooklyn Collaborative Studies, an NYC Outward Bound school - Brooklyn, NY
February 28, 2020 - St. Teresa’s Academy - Women’s Issues and Social Justice Symposium - Kansas City, MO
February 23, 2020, 3 pm - Pete’s Candy Store - Jiordan Castle’s “All His Breakable Things” chapbook launch, reading alongside Alisson Wood and Matt Mastricova - Brooklyn, NY
February 20, 2020 - VICE - “Mental Health in Digital Media panel,” a discussion with Carlos Maza, Mary Heglar, Caroline Chen and Anna Borges, moderated by Shayla Love - Brooklyn, NY
February 15, 2020, 6 pm - WORD Bookstore (Greenpoint) - Robin Ha’s “Almost American Girl” book event, in conversation with me - Brooklyn, NY
January 30, 2020, 12 pm - The Korea Society - “Covering North Korea,” a discussion with Chad O’Carroll, Jacco Zwetsloot and Jonathan Corrado - New York, NY - Available to rewatch
January 23, 2020 - The Chapin School - Upper School student assembly - New York, NY
January 22, 2020, 7 pm - Pigeon Pages Reading Series - McNally Jackson Books, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
January 12, 2020, 5 pm - Bloom Readings - with Abigail Beshkin and Erica Schreiner - New York, NY
November 1-3, 2019 - Mental Health in Young Adult Lit and Serving Teen Readers: What’s There & What’s Not - Kelly Jensen with Hannah Bae, Christine Heppermann, S Jae Jones - American Library Association: Young Adult Library Services Association Symposium - Memphis, TN
October 24, 2019 - Interview guest for “Night Market,” an Asian American comedy show for NYC SketchFest
October 17, 2019 - Prudential Financial - New York, NY
September 7, 2019 - Workin’ It: Life as a Freelancer - New York Press Club's Annual Journalism Conference - New York, NY
August 18, 2019 - The Emerging Writers Festival - Alexandria, VA
Panel: Apply Yourself! How to write successful applications for grants and fellowships - with Jennifer Baker, Hannah Bae, Kris Zory-King
Class: Writing the Personal Essay (generative workshop)
August 1, 2019, 11 am - Maintaining Wellness and Avoiding Burnout in Journalism - Asian American Journalists Association National Convention - Atlanta, GA
June 27, 2019, 6:30 pm - Open City Fellows Reading - Hannah Bae, Maryam Mir, Syma Mohammed, Mohamad Saleh, Nora Salem and Astha Rajvanshi - Asian American Writers’ Workshop - New York, NY
March 7, 2019 - Spring National College Media Convention - Make Diversity in Media an Imperative: Here’s how Asian American Journalists Association can help - New York, NY
November 27, 2018 - ‘(Don’t) Call Me Crazy’ Reading - Hannah Bae and Lisa Jakub in conversation with Tayla Burney - Old Town Books - Alexandria, VA
November 14, 2018 - ‘(Don’t) Call Me Crazy’ Reading - Hannah Bae and Lisa Jakub - Upshur Street Books - Washington, DC
October 8, 2018 - ‘(Don’t) Call Me Crazy’ Panel - Kelly Jensen in conversation with Hannah Bae, Heidi Heilig, Christine Heppermann and Dior Vargas - Books of Wonder - New York, NY
August 10, 2018 - Dealing with Sexual Harassment - Asian American Journalists Association National Convention - Houston, TX
