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E. P. Tuazon is a Filipino American writer from Los Angeles. They have work in several publications such as The Rumpus, Lunch Ticket, Peatsmoke, and Five South. His work was chosen by ZZ Packer as the winner of the 2022 AWP Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction. They are currently a member of Advintage Press and The Blank Page Writing Club at The Open Book, Canyon Country. In their spare time, they like to go to Filipino seafood markets to gossip with the crabs. Tuazon currently resides in Valencia, California.
“Tuazon has a talent for merging the strangeness of the world with the emotional impact of human connectivity.”—Rebecca Rubenstein, Senior Editor for The Rumpus “E.P. Tuazon’s unique voice captures the essence of the Filipino diaspora—the ambivalence and aches, the hopes and aspirations, but also the humor and delights.”—Cindy Fazzi, Author of My MacArthur and Multo “Brightly evocative, clever, and sincere, Tuazon’s third work of fiction continues to chart a promising path forward."" —Kirkus Review ""... the stories in A Professional Lola [are] a poignant reflection on the playful highs and somber lows of modern Filipino American culture."" —Frankie Martinez, Soapberry Review ""E.P. Tuazon's collection of short stories A Professional Lola is a poignant, sly examination of their diasporic Filipino American community, told through interactions with extended family, intimate friends, and adoptive/adaptive cultural clashes, and, of course, delectable food.""—Terry Hong, Shelf Awareness
