신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin was born in Seoul, Korea and was raised in the Chicago area. She is a poet, writer, and cultural worker. read more
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Finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards announced, Poet Sun Yung Shin is a finalist in two categories. See more at Minneapolis StarTribune
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 7 – 8:30 pm. The Wet Hex poetry reading at Content Bookstore, Northfield, MN. In person. More information
Monday, February 6, 2023, 5 – 6:30 pm. The Wet Hex poetry reading and conversation with Heid E. Erdrich and Douglas Kearney, “Burial Rituals of the Habitual Tomorrow.” University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. In person and virtual. More information
Thursday, March 9, 2023, 12:10 – 1:25 pm. AWP Conference 2023 Panel: “Defying Tradition in Lyric Flash Creative Nonfiction.” In person. More information
Friday, March 10, 2023, 10:35 – 11:50 am. AWP Conference 2023 Panel: “So You Want to Edit an Anthology? Editors on Pitch, Process, and Publication.” In person. More information
Minneapolis author reflects on the winter solstice and ‘tigers in the woods’
As painful as winter can be, author Sun Yung Shin has come to appreciate the quiet pleasures of the season. Special to the Star Tribune (December 21, 2022 )
Books by Sun Yung Shin:
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신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin was born in Seoul, Korea and was raised in the Chicago area. She is a poet, writer, and cultural worker. read more
News & Events:
Finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards announced, Poet Sun Yung Shin is a finalist in two categories. See more at Minneapolis StarTribune
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 7 – 8:30 pm. The Wet Hex poetry reading at Content Bookstore, Northfield, MN. In person. More information
Monday, February 6, 2023, 5 – 6:30 pm. The Wet Hex poetry reading and conversation with Heid E. Erdrich and Douglas Kearney, “Burial Rituals of the Habitual Tomorrow.” University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. In person and virtual. More information
Thursday, March 9, 2023, 12:10 – 1:25 pm. AWP Conference 2023 Panel: “Defying Tradition in Lyric Flash Creative Nonfiction.” In person. More information
Friday, March 10, 2023, 10:35 – 11:50 am. AWP Conference 2023 Panel: “So You Want to Edit an Anthology? Editors on Pitch, Process, and Publication.” In person. More information
Minneapolis author reflects on the winter solstice and ‘tigers in the woods’
As painful as winter can be, author Sun Yung Shin has come to appreciate the quiet pleasures of the season. Special to the Star Tribune (December 21, 2022 )
Books by Sun Yung Shin:



