Changming Yuan

Yuan Changming grew up in an isolated village, started to learn the English alphabet in Shanghai at age 19, and published monographs on translation before leaving China. With a Canadian PhD in English, Yuan currently edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include 12 Pushcart nominations for poetry and 2 for fiction, 16 solo poetry chapbooks as well as appearances in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17) & BestNewPoemsOnline among 2,029 other literary outlets across 49 countries. Yuan was a poetry judge for Canada's 44th National Magazine Awards. In 2022, Yuan began writing and publishing fiction, with their first (hybrid) novel MABAKOOLA: PARADISE REGAINED forthcoming in 2025.