About Me

Born and raised in San Francisco, Shirley Huey (she/her) writes at the intersection of place, food, culture, and identity. Her prose and poetry have been, or will soon be, featured in publications including Catapult, Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel, Essential Truths: The Bay Area in Color, sparkle+blink, East Bay Nosh, Oakland Asian Cultural Center's I Am Hungry zine (audio courtesy of VONA), Muni Diaries, and Fried Eggs and Rice: A Series by Writers of Color on Food.

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In 2021, Shirley co-created and edited Lunchbox Moments, a zine presenting stories and art showcasing Asian American identity through the lens of food. She also served as a member of the features reading team for The Rumpus. 

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She is a proud alum of VONA, the Roots. Wounds. Words. Writers Retreat, Kearny Street Workshop's Interdisciplinary Writers Lab, the Writers Grotto's Rooted & Written, and Food Media Lab's storytelling workshop. A graduate of UC Berkeley and NYU Law, Shirley has received generous support from Mesa Refuge, Liminal, Left Margin Lit, and Quillisascut Farm. 

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Shirley has read her work throughout the Bay Area, including at Eves @ the Beat, APAture, Quiet Lightning, Bay Area Generations, the Asian Art Museum, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center.  She is currently working on a memoir in essays.