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Instructor Spotlight

Aube Rey Lescure Aube Rey Lescure is the author of RIVER EAST, RIVER WEST and the instructor for the all-new Autofiction Immersive program.

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Yu-Mei Balasingamchow

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About Yu-Mei

Yu-Mei Balasingamchow is the author of the novel, NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. Her stories have received a Pushcart Prize Special Mention, won the Mississippi Review Fiction Prize, and been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She is originally from Singapore and lives in Boston. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Boston University and has received grants and fellowships from the Ucross Foundation, Elizabeth George Foundation and Sewanee Writers Conference, among others. She teaches at GrubStreet and is editor at Gaudy Boy, an NYC-based independent press that publishes Asian voices.

Interests

  • Applying for Awards and Fellowships
  • Copyediting
  • Cultural Consulting
  • Essay
  • Novel
  • Preparing the MFA Application
  • Proofreading
  • Short Fiction
  • Manuscript Review
  • Writing Coach

Not to Miss

Upcoming Classes See all of Yu-Mei's Classes

Consulting Services

  • Manuscript Review
  • Writing Coach
  • Application preparation (for MFA, Fellowships, Residencies, etc.)
  • Copyediting/Line Editing
  • Submitting to Agents/Editors prep
  • In-Person Sessions
  • Remote Sessions
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Rate: $90/hour

Yu-Mei's Works

  • Names Have Been Changed

    Featured on NPR's Weekend Edition || "an utterly original thieves’ confession you won’t be able to put down" (Kirkus, starred review) || Catch Me If You Can meets Counterfeit in this thrilling debut novel about Ophir—not her real name—who starts a confessional podcast about her years on the run around the globe, in an unforgettable story about the costs of freedom and the inescapable pull of home. Filled with danger and twists, it’s ultimately a story about diaspora and belonging—one unlike any you’ve seen before.

    Type: Book