Grace Talusan
Grace Talusan is a Filipino-American writer and Fulbright Scholar.
Born in the Philippines, she immigrated to the United States as a child, settling in New England.
Talusan's experiences as an immigrant, survivor of sexual abuse, and carrier of the BRCA cancer gene heavily influence her writing.
She explores themes of identity, trauma, and resilience in her work.
Talusan's memoir, The Body Papers, won the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing.
She teaches writing at Tufts University and has contributed to various publications.
Her honest, introspective approach to difficult subjects has earned her critical acclaim and a dedicated readership.
