Author: Pete Hsu

Tuesday Night Project presents: The 1st & 3rd Tuesday Night Cafe The Home Show Now the oldest Asian American mic series in the country, TNC highlights new work in visual and performing arts from the Los Angeles and Asian American artistic community in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. Join us for our 19th season at one… Continue reading Pete to Read at Tuesday Night Project with Bitter Party & others

“Mission Concept” was nominated by Flapperhouse for Sundress Publications’ 2017 Best of the Net. “Mission Concept” was originally published in Flapperhouse Issue #14. Flapperhouse’s other nominees are: Monica Lewis for her poem “artemis” and Deirdre Coyle for her short story “How to Vomit Living Creatures.” Huge thanks to Joe O’Brien, Stephen Langlois, and everyone at… Continue reading “Mission Concept” nominated for 2017 Best of the Net

Listen to the PEN Center Emerging Voices Meet & Greet on Skylight Books podcast. Featuring my short essay “The Writer”and lots of love, affection and encouragement for writers and the EV Fellowship. 

My short story “From the Roof of the Henry Vaughn Hotel” won Friction‘s Spring Short Story Contest! It’ll be a little bit until you can read it in print. In the meantime, the electrifying F(r)iction Issue #8 will be out tomorrow! Find it at Barnes & Noble, other retailers, or order direct: https://tetheredbyletters.com/store/

July 30th, 2017: The Victory Theatre, Burbank Pete read from “Asleep for Days” with a wonderful cast of writers and musicians: including Lily Anne Harrison, Barton Aikman, Grace Yun, Matt Buga, singer-songwriter Matt Kronish, and many more. The Blue Hour is a grassroots literary reading series developed, hosted and produced by Lily Anne Harrison. They bring… Continue reading The Blue Hour Reading Series

July 25th, 2017: The Skirball Cultural Center Heartfelt thank you to PEN Center USA: Amanda Fletcher, J Ryan Stradal, the entire PEN staff and board, and my genius cohort. It has been a wonderful and life changing experience.  

July 30, 2017: Clifton’s Republic, DTLA Pete read “Alseep For Days” at AFLW’s final Salon for the summer. Also reading was Liz Silver (The Tincture of Time) and headlining the Salon was Julia Fierro in conversation with Anthony Breznican.

Hello Friends, I’ll be reading twice this month: Tuesday July 25, 7:00PM: I’ll be reading my story “mission concept” from FLAPPERHOUSE at the Skirball Cultural Center. Sunday July 30, 7:30PM: I’ll be reading my story “asleep for days” from F(r)iction at The Blue Hour at the Victory Theater in Burbank. Come see me and my… Continue reading Two Readings in July

The PEN Center USA Emerging Voices 2017 Final Reading at the Skirball Cultural Center Featuring Soleil David, Peter H.Z. Hsu, Kirin Khan, Chinyere Nwodim, and Jessica Shoemaker Enjoy poetry and fiction read by this year’s PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellows, with personal introductions by their mentors Jade Chang, Amelia Gray, Ashaki M. Jackson, Dana… Continue reading The Emerging Voices 2017 Final Reading at Skirball

I’ll be reading my short story “Asleep For Days” as part of Lily Anne Harrison’s The Blue Hour reading series. I’ll be joined on stage with several talented young writers, including my friends Barton Aikman and Matt Buga. Come see us!