About
Amelia Chang is a Taiwanese American poet from Long Island, New York. A Best of the Net nominee and recipient of multiple Scholastic Writing Awards, her work appears or is forthcoming in Marmalade Lit, manywor(l)ds, Polyphony Lit, and elsewhere.Driven by a deep belief in the visceral, transformative power of words, Amelia serves as Executive Editor for The Bokeh Review and is the founder and editor-in-chief of Citron Lit, an international, youth-run literary journal. Born out of love for her heritage and a refusal to let places like her beloved Taiwan be erased, she created Citron Lit to provide a welcoming home and a vibrant platform for marginalized voices and the global diaspora.She is profoundly grateful for your presence here and warmly invites you to be a part of her journey.
Publications
Select Poetry
"THE CHRONICLES OF A SINNER" in manywor(l)ds *Nominated for Best of the Net"soliloquies where your holy water is no longer holy" in Marmalade Lit"my darling palindrome" in Yin Literary"BEST BY: DECEMBER 21ST" in Rivener Lit"THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS" in Lit Shark"for a fortnight, i lived in arizona (my screams got lost in a paper cup)" in Polyphony Lit"i want to be so much less than what i am; i want to be a brief silver speck" in The Inflectionist Review"我疼你 (the space between the lobe and jaw is called loss)" in The Inflectionist Review
Awards & Distinctions
Best of the Net Nominee 2027 for "THE CHRONICLES OF A SINNER"Third Honorable Mention in Village of Great Neck Plaza's 16th Annual Poetry Contest for "my darling palindrome"3x Silver Key Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic Art & Writing Awards5x Honorable Mention Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Scholastic Art & Writing Awards