Mar 30, 2025
Edward Gunawan
Writer
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Born Jakarta (Jul 28, 1982), currently resides in Oakland
Personal Web http://www.addword.com
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Personal Web http://www.addword.com
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Edward Gunawan is an Indonesian-born Chinese writer and translator who authored 2 chapbooks, most recently the Start a Riot! Prize-winning “The Way Back” (Foglifter Press, 2022). Recipient of the the Gabo Prize in Literary Translation and Multilingual Texts by the journal Lunch Ticket, Edward holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University where they received a Distinguished Graduate Achievement Award. Other publications include: TriQuarterly, Asymptote, and West Branch. More at addword.com.
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