Chi S. Tsu

Tin House Summer Writers' Workshop (2025) [Short fiction: Kim Fu]

Sewanee Writers' Conference (2024): Tennessee S. Williams Scholar [Short fiction: RO Kwon & Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum]

Work in Best Small Fictions (2024), an international anthology for the best published short fiction in a given year.

Semifinalist for American Short Fiction's Halifax Ranch Prize (2023)

Runner Up for American Literary Review's Fiction Contest (2023)

Lambda Literary Fellow (2023) [Speculative fiction: K-Ming Chang]

Kenyon Winter Workshop (2023) [Short fiction]

Shortlisted for CRAFT Literary's fiction contest (2023)

Made top five in New Ohio Review's fiction contest (2023)

Honorable Mention for the Omega Sci-Fi Awards' Roswell Award (2023)

wigleaf longlist (2023 & 2022)

Catapult 8-Week Workshop (2022)

Nominated for the Pushcart Prize (2021)

"How To," Hajar Press Anthology Vol. 2: The Book of Waves (Forthcoming 2026)

"Bear Box," The Skybridge Review (Hunter College MFA Literary Magazine), April 2026

"Lord Archer," Car Crash Collective Anthology Vol. 1 (December 2024) & selected for reading at Reenchantment Readings (March 2026, London)

"In a Village That No One Has Ever Heard Of," American Literary Review (University of North Texas) (April 2024) — Named Runner Up in ALR Contest; Shortlisted for CRAFT Literary; Semifinalist for American Short Fiction Halifax Ranch Prize

“Northbound Highway 101,” selected for Best Small Fictions 2024 anthology, first published in Longleaf Review (April 2023)

“Mythology,” New Ohio Review of Ohio University, Issue #33 (September 2023)

Regular profile and interview work for sinθ magazine; previous features include profiles of Laufey, C Pam Zhang, Sally Wen Mao, Chef Lucas Sin, and more.

“Another Form of Drone Warfare / The Spicy Chicken Sandwich Incident,” The Margins (September 2023) — also published in Lambda Literary's Emerge Anthology in 2024 and named in wigleaf's 2023 longlist for flash fiction

“Carpool,” Extra Teeth (May 2023)

“Buy Nothing,” Newfound (2022) — Named in wigleaf’s 2022 longlist for flash fiction

“Whale,” The Hunger (2021)

“Eulogy,” Placeholder Press (2020)

Co-Founder and Managing Editor (2016 - 2023), sinθ magazine. (Note: Since the end of 2023 I've been focused on profiles/interviews and now serve as Interview Editor! I <3 sinθ)

Founder, Salon Quince (2022 - Present) (QTPOC-oriented in-person monthly prose workshop in the UK)