Curriculum Vitae

Education

2023-2025
The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University
M.F.A in Creative Writing, Fiction
Thesis Advisor, Susan Choi
2003-2007
University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. in American Literature & Culture with a concentration in Creative Writing, Poetry
Minor in Music History

Teaching Experience

2023-2026
McGarry Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
 • Introduction to Fiction and Poetry I
 • Introduction to Fiction and Poetry II
 • Introduction to Fiction and Nonfiction
 • Writing the Unreal: Magical Realism, Gothic, Speculative & Science Fiction
Fall 2026
Moser Creative Writing at Odyssey, Johns Hopkins University
 • Contemporary Korean Science and Speculative Fiction

Distinctions

2026
Top Ten Finalist for the Ploughshares Emerging Writers Contest
for The Lightning Field
2026
Finalist for the Epiphany Magazine Breakout! Prize in Prose
for Interrupted Woman
2026
Semifinalist for the American Short(er) Fiction Contest
for Swimmers
2026
Semifinalist for the Chautauqua Janus Prize
for Interrupted Woman
2026
Longlisted for The DISQUIET Literary Prize
for The Lightning Field
2025
Longlisted for A Public Space Writing Fellowship
for The Lightning Field
2024
Finalist for the Stephen Dixon Fiction Prize
for Interrupted Woman

Fellowships, Workshops, and Conferences

2026
Novel Workshop Attendee for the McCormack Writing Center Summer Workshop
2026
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellow
2026
Norton Island Residency Fellow
2023
Fiction Workshop Scholarship Attendee at The Community of Writers
2022
PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow

Leadership and Professional Service

2024-2025
JHU Writing Seminars, Tudor & Stuart Reading Series Coordinator. Baltimore, MD
2023
PEN America Emerging Voices Second Selection Committee
2023
Muriel Pollia Scholarship Selection Jury. Los Angeles, CA

Editorial Experience

2023
The Hopkins Review, Fiction Reader. Baltimore, MD
2009
Skyhorse Publishing, Sales Assistant. New York, NY
2007-2008
Ground Control Magazine, Music Journalist. Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY
2007
Filter Magazine, Marketing Intern. Los Angeles, CA

Readings

07/17/2026
at the McCormack Writing Center Summer Workshop in Portland, OR
07/08/2026
with Mathilda Zeller, Gráninne Buchanan, Katie Norton, Zoe Cohen, Matt Rossi, Christina Watka, Naomi Cohn, David Cote, Brandon Keim, and Jenny O'Connell on Norton Island - Jonesport, ME
05/08/2026
at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, VA
08/18/2025
with Dickson Wong in Los Angeles, CA
03/20/2025
with Carlee Jensen in Rockland, ME
02/11/2025
with Adriana Beltrano, Ingrid Piña, and Alejandro Lucero in Baltimore, MD
09/09/2024
with Ivan Suazo and Paige Passantino in Baltimore, MD
03/11/2024
with Giovannai Rosa in Baltimore, MD
10/09/2023
with Jess Yuan in Baltimore, MD
10/26/2022
with Natáhne Arrowsmith, Doreen Oliver, Julian Iralu, Christina Tudor, S. Erin Batiste, Monica Mills, Edythe Rodriguez, Shakeema Smith, Sarah Chaves, Iris Kim, and Connie Pertuz Meza as part of the virtual PEN America Emerging Voices Final Reading

Languages

English - Native speaker
Korean - Intermediate reading, advanced conversation
Ruby, Python, SQL, Javascript, HTML, CSS - 8 years of professional experience

Other Professional Experience

2010-2013
Teacher (K-12). New York, NY and Seoul, South Korea
2014-2022
Software Engineer. Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA