Xu Xi is the author of nine books of fiction and essays, and editor of three anthologies of
Hong Kong literature in English. Her latest novel, “Habit of a Foreign Sky”, was shortlisted
for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize. Her achievements include an O. Henry Prize Story
and first prize in the South China Morning Post story contest. The New York Times named
her a pioneer English-language writer from Asia and the Voice of America featured her in
their Chinese-language TV series ‘Cultural Odyssey’. Xu Xi also recently published the book
“Access Thirteen Tales”. In March 2010 she became the first Writer-In-Residence in the
English Department of The City University of Hong Kong, overseeing a new international,
low-residency Master of Fine Artes in Creative Writing with an Asian focus.