E. J. Koh 고은지
@thisisEJKoh
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Author of THE LIBERATORS and THE MAGICAL LANGUAGE OF OTHERS | MFA, PhD | NEA Fellow, NYPL Young Lions Winner, PEN/Open Longlist
Seattle, WA
Joined April 2009
I’m overwhelmed with gratitude to share this news. My debut novel THE LIBERATORS will be published @Tin_House summer/fall 2023.
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I have handwritten 800 out of a thousand love letters to strangers. Just 200 to go. For a letter, a few steps at
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Our first reading at the University of Washington for LitFest. We got to share from THE LIBERATORS and THE MAGICAL LANGUAGE OF OTHERS.
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I’m catching up on good news. THE LIBERATORS is a 2025 Pacific Northwest Book Award Finalist for Fiction. Thanks to @pacificnwbooks1 and congrats to @BillyRayB, Anne de Marcken, Tara Karr Roberts & the other winners!
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THE MAGICAL LANGUAGE OF OTHERS [마법 같은 언어] is now published in South Korea. Thanks to 이승환 and 정혜윤 and the @dasan_books team for bringing this book to life with its beautiful envelope cover.
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RT @TheSchooner: Our latest issue has arrived! Issue 98.1 features a portfolio of editor's picks selected by @kwamedawes, celebrating 12 ye….
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I’ve handwritten 700 out of a thousand love letters to strangers. My heart is ready to start on the last 300 letters. If you’d like a letter, a few steps at
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I’m so grateful to share this news. THE LIBERATORS [해방자들] is now published in South Korea. To bridge histories of the peninsula to the Korean diaspora is to bring human dignity to lives across the world. Thank you to 장한라 and the team for making this possible.
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RT @POETSorg: Now is the time to feel alive. Clouds .rear back until light is the holy word.The grass blades under me come to.patterns of r….
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The cool light turns / everything gray—my fingers settle
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RT @readalittlepoem: “When my mother tells me, under allegiance: // Be happy! When you smile happiness is chase you — / her language is a h….
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I’m thrilled to be a finalist for the 2024 Washington State Book Award for Fiction for THE LIBERATORS. Thanks to the librarians, library workers, independent booksellers, and authors @WAStateLib!
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RT @CedrickWrites: Wow this quote from @thisisEJKoh ‘s #themagicallanguageofothers really hits home.
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RT @PoetryFound: On the latest episode of #PoetryOffTheShelf, E.J. Koh speaks with host Helena de Groot about distance, broken English, and….
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RT @nypl: The New York Public Library is proud to announce that E.J. Koh (@thisisEJKoh) has won the 24th annual Young Lions Fiction Award f….
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RT @Tin_House: 💐Congratulations @thisisEJKoh !. Winner of the 🏆2024 @nypl Young Lions Fiction Award! . https://t.co….
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RT @CaoilinnHughes: It was an honour to judge this prize, alongside @nycnovel and Zain Khalid. E.J. Koh’s novel THE LIBERATORS is a worthy….
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RT @MacDowell1907: Congratulations to @thisisEJKoh (MF 14)! Another honor for her debut novel, THE LIBERATORS!.
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