Chloe Gong quotes

...I think a lot of professionals in this industry genuinely believe young people can't write, and others believe that if we've made it, it's only because our age is so shiny and interesting, and that alone is what pushes us through. I hesitate to say that it's been a complete barrier because for marginalized writers there are certainly other barriers that are a lot worse. But when it comes to age, I've seen agents openly declare they would never sign a college or high school student. I'm really happy to have an agent and editors who believe in me regardless of my age and furthermore take my age into account as just another facet of who I am as a person – like how other authors are full-time mothers/fathers/caregivers... (Chloe Gong)

Chloe Gong

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Born: December 16, 1998
Quotes count: 1
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