Patricia Chao is the author of the novels Monkey King and Mambo Peligroso as well as poetry, essays, and children’s books. She also reviews music and musicians, with a specialty in Latin dance music and jazz. Past fellowships include the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Japan-US Friendship Commission five-month residency in Japan. While at MacDowell, she completed a second draft of her novel-in-progress, Bite. The story is told in reverse chronological order, from the POVs of various family members, including a sister who is a surgeon/classical pianist, and a brother who is a hip hop dancer and DJ. She also began a new poetry collection, Classically Trained, about musicians at work.
Discipline:
Literature – fiction
Patricia Chao
Discipline:
Literature – fiction
Region: New York, NY
MacDowell Fellowships: 1999, 2001, 2020
More:
www.patriciachao.com
Studios
Watson
Patricia Chao worked in the Watson studio.
Built in 1916 in memory of Regina Watson of Chicago, a musician and teacher, this studio was donated by a group of her friends, along with funds for its maintenance. Originally designed to serve as a composers’ studio with room for performance, Watson was used as a recital hall for chamber music for a…