Edna Hatlestad Hong was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She moved to New York City in 1971 and lived there for twenty-five years before relocating to the Pacific Northwest in 2003. She is the author of five novels. Her novel, The Good Girl (2001), was a finalist for the PEN Open Book Award and received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
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Her novel, A Lesson in Love (2002), was a finalist for the PEN Open Book Award and received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Her novel, The Redemption (2005), was a finalist for the PEN Open Book Award and received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature; it has been translated into Korean and Chinese. Her latest novel, The Quince Tree (2013), is a finalist for the PEN Open Book Award and has been translated into Korean and Chinese.
Hong's short fiction has appeared in numerous journals, including The Chattahoochee Review, Gulf Coast , Ocean Park Review , Red Rock Review , and Word Riot . She holds an MFA from Columbia University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College.
