About Me

Kate Choi is a creative writer from Seoul, South Korea. An alumna of the Iowa Young Writers' Studio, Kenyon Young Writers Workshop, and Adroit Summer Mentorship, her work is published or forthcoming in Rust & Moth, ONEART, The SHORE Poetry, manywor(l)ds, and more. She works as a poetry reader for Ploughshares and wildscape.

Publications

I saw a girl online, ONEART, 2026.
National Confessional, Yin Literary, 2026.
National Confessional (reprint), Temple Lit Mag, Forthcoming.
Jinju Convenience Store, 2023, The SHORE Poetry, 2026.
newlyweds visit a capsized ship, Stone Circle Review, 2026.
reunion, as written through a sleep study, Aster Lit, 2026.
Allegiance (reprint), Aster Lit, 2026.
Allegiance, Rust and Moth, 2026.
Allegiance (reprint), Polyphony Lit, Forthcoming.
Deluge, Bokeh Review, 2026.
the han river calls me a bae-shin-ja (traitor), Marmalade Lit, 2026.
Crest, Bending Genres, 2026.
Sometimes, I wonder what it would feel like to win, manywor(l)ds, Forthcoming.
narrative, Eunoia Review, 2026.
narrative (reprint), Rivener Lit, 2026.
narrative (reprint), Crow and Cross Keys, 2026.

Interviews

Five Questions with Kate Choi by Marmalade Lit, 2026.
Interview with Polyphony Lit, Forthcoming.

Workshops

Adroit Summer Mentorship Program, 2026.
Iowa Young Writers’ Studio Residential, 2026.
Iowa Young Writers’ Studio Online, 2025.
Kenyon Young Writers Workshop Residential, 2025.
Kenyon Young Writers Workshop Online, 2024.
SUNHOUSE Summer Mentorship Program, deferred admission in 2027.

Positions

Poetry Reader, Ploughshares, 2026 - Present.
Poetry Reader, Discover New Art Prizes for Poetry and Prose, 2026 - 2027.
Literary Magazine Reader, CLMP Firecracker Awards, 2026 - 2027.
Poetry Reader, wildscape., 2026 - Present.
General Reader, Glossy Planet Magazine, 2026 - Present.
Founder and EIC, Dahlia Literary, 2026 - Present.
Poetry Reader, Twin Bird Review, 2026 - Present.
General Editor, Trailblazer Review, 2026.
Chateau Literary Magazine, Submissions Manager, 2026.
Apricus Literary, Editorial Intern, 2026.

Awards

First Place, Polyphony Lit API Heritage Contest, 2026.
Second Place, Marginalia Poetry Contest, 2026.
Winner, Bokeh Review Aperture Award, 2026.
Semifinalist, National Merit Scholarship, 2026.
Honorable Mention, Aster Lit Starlit Award, 2026.
Superior Tier, NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing, 2026.