Lily Hoang was born in San Antonio, Texas, to parents who fled the Republic of Viet Nam in 1975. Her manuscript, Parabola, took first prize in the 2006 Chiasmus Press Un-Doing the Novel/First Book Contest. Her book, The Evolutionary Revolution, Changing, won the PEN/Beyond Margins book award in 2009. Hoang's writing has appeared in Black Warrior Review, Quarter After Eight, Fairy Tale Review, Action Yes, 5_Trope, and Harp & Altar. She is an associate editor of Starcherone Books.