Vixen is Hoa Pham’s fourth book – her first for adults. ‘There are many myths and stories about fox fairies. But the only ones I can tell are mine. I was born in the heart of a mountain, dwelling on my own, surrounded by rocks that reached for the sky … At first life at the Emperor’s court was like the stories they sang, of the moon and the stars disguising sordid sex. Then I was forced to leave. I …

I’m reading at the Red Wheelbarrow bookstore on Lygon St in East Brunswick at 8pm on the first Friday of May. My fellow readers are Martin Plowman (The UFO Diaries) and Paul Fiame (Diary of a Schizophrenic). I also hope to release Vixen as an e book that day. The cover is being designed by the marvellous Mai Long. I will be reading from “Wave” which is a completed novella.

My latest short story “wave” which I’m developing into something longer has been published by Mascara Literary Review http://www.mascarareview.com/article/402/Hoa_Pham/ And I’ve had an academic article on Vietnamese-Australian writing published with Southerly http://southerlyjournal.com.au/long-paddock/71-1-modern-mobilities-australian-transnational-writing/hoa-pham/

I’m attending the Globalising Asian-Australian Literature Conference at the University of Woolongong from Sept 22-23. I will be doing a reading from my latest novel manuscript the Other Shore on the Friday 23rd Sept at 5:30 as part of the conference reception. I also will present a paper about Vietnamese diasporic writing- Nam Le, Chi Vu and Dominic Huc Golding being my case studies. This website will be undergoing a revamp over the next few months. I intend to mount …