Alicia Tan is a writer and an editor who has worked in publishing, media, and the arts for over a decade. She has held editorial roles at BuzzFeed, The TODAY Show/TODAY.com, HarperCollins Publishers, Abrams Books, and elsewhere.

 

Her creative work has been supported by the Ragdale Residency and Disquiet International. Her chapbook, Catalog / Anatomy, was a finalist for the 128 LIT International Chapbook Contest. She has also taught college-level classes and community workshops on creative writing, composition, and publishing. She received her Bachelor of Journalism from University of Missouri and her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing-Fiction at Oklahoma State University.

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She is currently at work on her first novel and her first short story collection.