I am available for readings and paid speaking and teaching engagements, including school visits. Here’s how you can reach out.
While I love encouraging fellow writers, unfortunately, I am not able to respond to unsolicited emails from those seeking writing, submission or publication advice. Please know that I am rooting for you!
Here are some resources I’d recommend to those seeking out mentorship or writing community:
Asian American Journalists Association
Asian American Writers Workshop
Periplus
Association of Writers and Writing Programs mentorship
The Seventh Wave digital residencies
Kweli Journal and its fellowship program
She Who Has No Masters / Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network
The Writing Co-Lab courses
Upcoming Events
March 26-29, 2025 - AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) -
Panels: (1) Many Voices, One Novel: Fiction that Contains Multiple POVs and Truths; (2) On Tiger Balm and Fourth Kingdom: How Korean American Writers Have Built Community - Los Angeles, CA
June 2025 - Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Conference - Faculty in Creative Nonfiction
Past Events
October 27, 2024 - Korean American Artist Collective Public Programs - Get Help Writing Your Artist Statement! - online
August 17, 2024 - Kweli International Literary Festival - Craft Talk: The Art of Noticing - online
August 10, 2024 - Asian American Journalists Association National Convention - Panel: “Am I good enough?: Boosting self-confidence and morale in this industry” with Millie Tran, Lawrence Wu, Bobby Caina Calvan - Austin, TX
May 26-31, 2024 - Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Conference - Week One Faculty in Creative Nonfiction
May 22, 2024 - 5 pm EST - Jenna Tang in conversation with Hannah Bae on Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise - Queens Public Library at Flushing, Queens, NY
May 16, 2024 - NAKASEC “New Narratives” - online
May 2, 2024 - 7 pm EST - Kundiman x AAWW panel, “Finding Each Other, Finding Space,” - Asian American Writers’ Workshop, New York, NY
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
