Esmé Weijun Wang
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Esmé Weijun Wang
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📚The Collected Schizophrenias, The Border of Paradise
🏆 Best of Young American Novelists, Whiting Award, NYT Bestseller
🎓 Writing classes @ unexpectedshapeacademy.com
🇹🇼🌈♿️ she/her
🌱My interesting website @ esmewang.com
Because I couldn’t message you—
May 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Pupdate for people who’ve missed Daphne on their screens.
May 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!
May 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
for people who are interested in writing personal nonfiction/memoir and would like to start small: I made a free 28-paged workbook called Memoir in Miniature for you! grab it here:

www.esmewang.com/memoir-in-mi...
May 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
the bird of the day reminds you to drink some water
April 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
trying to make a Tarot deck on top of my other ten million projects… can you guess what these are?
March 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I have a best friend who’s a Luddite. She’s a brilliant writer, but when the topic of building an author platform comes up, she gets a panicky look—like I just told her she has to go viral on TikTok by Monday. And… I have a new class for that: www.esmewang.com/building-an-...
February 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
the new bird I drew during therapy today deeply reflected/reflects my mood
January 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
for those following the medical-crisis-adventure of the last two months, some good news. C is coming home.
January 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Donate $50 to Pasadena for All (www.instagram.com/pasadenaforall), an organization that’s supporting houseless people in LA during the wildfires (& beyond). Send your receipt and mailing address to
donation@esmewang.com; I'll mail you an original, one-of-a-kind bird postcard
hand-drawn by me.
January 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I drew a bird while on a call with my therapist. She’d been on vacation for two weeks; I had a LOT to say
January 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Agree/disagree: this excerpt from a newsletter I receive (long story) seems like an absolute parody
January 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Shaggy mess lady
January 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
People mention sea monkeys, but does anyone else remember a time when SALT CRYSTAL AQUARIUMS were popular
December 15, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Drawing birds is a way I try to calm myself down
December 14, 2024 at 5:55 PM
This machine is like a weird old arcade game
December 3, 2024 at 9:44 PM
December 3, 2024 at 2:35 AM
C has a hospital room now. Feeling more relief knowing he’s in good hands.
November 26, 2024 at 12:48 AM
November 24, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Part Three of the new novel, in progress
November 24, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Daphne and I missed u darth
November 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM
July 6, 2023 at 12:54 AM
Some new things by Emily Wells Design for the new version of my website (which I highly recommend you visit! it’s got a *lot* of stuff in it: esmewang.com)
May 21, 2023 at 4:18 PM
for anyone who missed Daphne pictures
May 14, 2023 at 5:33 PM
it’s so good to see you though darth
May 12, 2023 at 10:07 PM