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Allison Hong Merrill is a

Biography
Allison Hong Merrill was born and grew up in Taiwan, where she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she was 15 years old. She chose to serve a volunteer mission when she was 21 years old and her father disowned her. Following her mission, she emigrated to the United States in her early 20s.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese teaching at Brigham Young University and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Short works
Merrill has written short fiction and creative nonfiction.


 * Creative nonfiction
 * "The Child's Palace" (2019)
 * "Goodbye, Baba" (2019)
 * "Grafted Mandarin" (2020, this was later expanded and renamed Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops)


 * Fiction

Awards and recognition
Merrill has been nominated for and received multiple awards and other recognition for her works.