Patricia Chao’s novels are Monkey King (1995) and Mambo Peligroso (2005), both published by HarperCollins, and she has three additional book manuscripts in process. Her poetry and essays have appeared in various anthologies and journals. She also reviews and writes about world music, with a specialty in Latin.
Awards include Japan-US Friendship Commission residency in Japan, New York Foundation for the Arts, Cuba Writers Conference, MacDowell, Yaddo, and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Patricia’s latest non-literary accomplishments include getting licensed as a Zumba instructor and completing two semesters of intensive Cantonese. Her home base is New York City.