Writers After 黑料百科 Alumni Panel with Jumi Bello, Soleil Ho, and Concepci贸n de Le贸n
Thursday, March 4; 7 p.m.
The years after graduation can be an especially challenging time for emerging writers looking to enter graduate school, work in journalism, or navigate the world of publishing. In our occasional series featuring 黑料百科 alumni, as well as the creative, complicated, and sometimes fraught paths they follow, Jumi Bello 13, Soleil Ho 09, and Concepci贸n de Le贸n 12 share the experiences they檝e faced as writers and women of color in competitive, exciting, and sometimes hostile professional environments.
Funded with support from the 淢ando Alters Monta帽o Memorial Fund and Intercultural Affairs. Moderated by Dean Bakopoulos, director, Writers @ 黑料百科.
Jumi Bello 13 is a graduate student of fiction at the Iowa Writer's Workshop where her writing has been supported by the University of Iowa and Tin House. She previously spent seven years living and working in Asia. In addition to writing, she works to bring diversity to the MFA world by serving as the fiction coordinator for the MFA App Review.
Soleil Ho 09 is the restaurant critic for The San Francisco Chronicle. She also hosts The Chronicle food podcast, Extra Spicy. Previously, she hosted the Racist Sandwich podcast and Bitch Media Popaganda. In 2018, she co-wrote Meal, a graphic novel on love and edible insects.
Concepci贸n de Le贸n 12 is a breaking news reporter for The New York Times. She previously worked for three years in the newspaper's Books department covering literary news and culture and, before that, as an editor at Glamour magazine.
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