Angela Edward

Angela Edward is a Chinese New Zealand writer born in Beijing, raised in Auckland and based in Sydney. Her literary nonfiction explores migration, family, identity, memory and the uneasy line between care and control.

Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Brevity, Vol.1 Brooklyn, The Citron Review, Meniscus, Gone Lawn and Flash Frontier. Her writing has also been recognised by the RUSSH Literary Showcase, the Stockholm Writers Festival and The Florida Review.

She is completing Two Keys, a literary memoir about privacy, control and the difficulty of becoming a person separate from one’s mother. The book moves between Beijing, Auckland, Sydney and New York.

Residencies

La Porte Peinte International Writing Residency

France, 2026

Chateau d’Orquevaux

France, 2027