Tom Cho vs Josephine Rowe
My short story “Today on Dr Phil” has scored a narrow victory to win one of the semi-finals in Meanjin’s Tournament of Books! The judge was Melinda Harvey. Look Who’s Morphing has been shortlisted for awards and come close to winning, but never actually won. Can this piece from the book go one better? The piece means a lot to me. I...
Read MoreTom Cho vs Elizabeth Jolley
My piece “Today on Dr Phil” has narrowly won a semi-final in Meanjin’s Tournament of Books! I’ve enjoyed the more public nature of this competition – it’s more fun than waiting on the secret discussions of a judging panel. And it’s especially fun when your judge is First Dog on the...
Read MoreA tweet from a NYC laundromat
Tom Cho 曹勵善 on X (formerly Twitter): “Writing a residency application while at a New York City laundromat. Sounds mundane but I feel really happy doing exactly this. #blog / X” Writing a residency application while at a New York City laundromat. Sounds mundane but I feel really happy doing exactly this....
Read MoreLook Who’s Morphing available at Amazon.com
When Look Who’s Morphing first came out, I had people asking me if they could buy it from Amazon.com. Turns out that now you can! It’s available from selected sellers at Amazon.com and also as a Kindle...
Read MoreWriting good jokes make me happy
I’ve been writing some good jokes. And that makes me very happy. Also making a guest appearance in the major revision of this piece: everyone’s favourite...
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