E.Y. Zhao is a writer and editor from St. Louis.
She holds an MFA in fiction from the University of Michigan and BA in history from Harvard College.
Her debut novel, UNDERSPIN, is forthcoming from Astra House in fall 2025.
Writing
Fiction
“Achilles,” The Georgia Review, forthcoming
“Big Uncle in Havana,” The Harvard Advocate, 2017
Interviews
Interview with Kat Tang, Electric Literature, August 2024
Awards & Fellowships
2024 Georgia Review Prose Prize, Finalist
2023 Hopwood Novel Award
2023 Geoffrey James Gosling Prize
2019 Scholar, New York State Summer Writers Institute
2019 Le Baron Russell Briggs Prize
Editing services
I have experience editing a range of fiction and nonfiction. I can work with you to brainstorm writing strategies, sharpen themes and structures, create a plan for revision, and polish at the sentence level. Writing is daunting and I love helping people discover the strengths of their own voices.
Rates here are starting estimates; please reach out with a description of your project and I can work with you on rate and timeline.
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Developmental edits and revision strategy: 5 cents/words
Sentence-level editing and standard copy-editing: 3 cents/words.
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Fiction and creative nonfiction up to 10K words.
Reach out with project description and word count for individual rates.
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Portfolio and essay review; advice on application strategy.
Reach out for rates with an approximate word count. I am happy to work with you on your individual situation and ability to pay.
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Consultation and editing for college and graduate school applications, fellowship applications, articles, and more
200 dollars/hour for written work.
50 dollars/hour for brainstorming.
Contact
Literary agent: Julia Kardon at HG Literary
Editing and personal inquiries: form or ey.zhao.527@gmail.com