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Connie Pan

Connie Pan is a writer and editor from Maui, Hawai‘i. She earned an MFA in fiction from West Virginia University and a BA in creative writing from Grand Valley State University. Her writing has appeared in Bamboo Ridge, Carve, HelloGiggles, PRISM International, The Billfold, and elsewhere. An excerpt from her novel-in-progress was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Instagram: @csnpan Twitter: @panlikepeter

Stories for Creative Writing Classes With Kids: What I Shared With My Students

A Love Note To Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith

Weighing My Road Trip Books

If you were traveling without your personal and public library for at least six weeks, what books would you bring?

Another Ode For A Hometown Bookstore

A traveler and former Maui resident bemoans the closing of yet another Lahaina bookstore, and seeks books in one of few shops still standing.

Personal Reading Reflections and Favorite Books of 2018

Better late than never! A reader casts a backward glance to reflect on personal reading stats and some favorite books of 2018.

On Reading My First Ebook

A reader dives into the world of ebooks and writes about the experience.

Hawai‘i Reads To Celebrate ‘OHANA

The Most Embarrassing Unread Books On My Bookshelves

What books on your unread shelves are the most glaring?

I Flew South To Read By The Sea

On the restorative powers of a reading vacation for readers and writers both.

The Books I’d Gift RIVERDALE Characters

Book recommendations for Veronica, Archie, Jughead, and the rest of the Riverdale crew.