Xujun Eberlein is the author of the award-winning story collection Apologies Forthcoming. An immigrant living in the Boston area, she is also a widely published essayist. One of her latest essays, "Ms. Daylily," has been selected for The Best American Essays 2023 by Vivian Gornick and Robert Atwan.
Xujun's writing has appeared in many magazines in the United States, as well as in Canada, England, Kenya, and Hong Kong. Her literary awards include The Iowa Review Award in Nonfiction, artist fellowship in fiction/creative nonfiction from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the VCCA’s Goldfarb Non-fiction Fellowship, first prize of the Ledge Fiction Award, second prize of Literal Latte's Essay Awards, honorable mention from Dana Award in the Essay, winner of Tartt Fiction Award and runner-up for Drake Emerging Writer's Award.
Xujun's book reviews have appeared at Los Angeles Review of Books, the Atlantic Web, Foreign Policy, and elsewhere.
More information about her writing and literary awards can be found on her website https://xujuneberlein.com/.