Vivian Huang
Vivian Huang is a young poet from Irvine, California. Her poetry is published or forthcoming in Eunoia Review, Polyphony Lit, The Ice Lolly Review, and elsewhere. Her work has been recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and Princeton University, among others, and she is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Cloudscent Journal.
select poetry
Desert Burns & Dance in Californian June | Diode Poetry Journal (forthcoming)hand-held soldier | Dawn Review & Poetry Daily (Feature)daughter in the twisting home | Aster LitBirth in a Kitchen | National Poetry Quarterly (print)in our gummy bear world | Polyphony Litsynthesis / erosion | Eunoia Reviewdid you know, when we died our mothers labeled it: | Cathartic Literary Magazine | Editor’s Choicein a flooded old-money town | Ice Lolly Review
select honors
2023
National Winner | JUST POETRY!!! National High School Contest
First Place Winner | Princeton Leonard L. Milberg ’53 High School Poetry Prize
Gold Key | Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2023
2022
Editor's Choice | Cathartic Literary Magazine
Honorable Mention | Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2022
2021
1st Place | The Road to Find Edition V Writing Contest
2020
2nd Place | Can Achieve Global Education Essay Contest
experience
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief & Founder | The Cloudscent Journal (July 2022 - Present)
Poetry Editor | The Lunar Journal (August 2022 - Present)
Senior Poetry Editor | Crossroads Literary Magazine (March 2022 - Present)
Staff Creative Writer | Detester Magazine (November 2021 - Present)
WORKSHOPS & PROGRAMS (select)
Mentee | Iowa Young Writers' Studio under Nitya Rayapati (2023)
Mentee | Kenyon Young Writers’ Workshop Online under Jamie Lyn Smith (2023)
Scholarship Mentee | Ellipsis Advanced Poetry Workshop under Steven Espada Dawson (Jun-Aug 2022) & Winniebell Xinyu Zong (Jun-Aug 2023)
Scholar | Yale Young Global Scholars - Literature, Philosophy, & Culture (July 2022)
Introduction to Creative Writing | Columbia Unviersity Pre-College Summer Immersion Program (June 2021-July 2021)