Connie Pan is a writer from Maui, Hawai‘i. She holds an MFA in fiction from West Virginia University and a BA in creative writing from Grand Valley State University. Her words have appeared Bamboo Ridge, The Billfold, Carve, HelloGiggles, and Salamander, among other places. An excerpt from her novel-in-progress was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She loves noodles, soup, noodle soup, the Pacific, flowers, and the moon. A Tailored Book Recommendations bibliologist and a former indie bookseller, she currently lives in Texas with her family.
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