Peter W. Fong

Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Madeira
Portugal
PT

Author's Bio

Peter W. Fong is a writer, editor, and flyfishing guide. Over the past twenty years, he has lived and worked in Montana, Vermont, China, Japan, Aruba, Mongolia, and Morocco.

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Anthologies:
Tight Lines (Yale University Press, 2007)
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Toddler (Seal Press, 2003)
Book:
Rowing to Baikal (Latah Books, 2023)
Journals:
Gray's Sporting Journal
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High Country News
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Plants and Poetry Journal
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Sport Literate

Fiction

Books:
The Coconut Crab (Green Writers Press, 2022)
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Principles of Navigation (New Rivers Press, 2013)
Journals:
Amelia
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American Fiction
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Big Sky Journal
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Gray's Sporting Journal
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Onion River Review
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Other Voices
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Parting Gifts
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Red Cedar Review
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Storyboard: A Journal of Pacific Imagery
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Talking River Review
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The Hurricane Review
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Prizes won: 

Winner of the 2012 New Rivers Press Electronic Book Competition; second place in the 2005 Raymond Carver Short Story Award; winner of the Soundings East 25th Anniversary Fiction Prize; recipient of a fellowship in creative writing from the Montana Arts Council.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Asian American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
New York
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Last update: Dec 02, 2023