Zhou-Lee writes science fiction, fantasy, poetry, non-fiction, and journalism.

Awards, mentorships, and fellowships include: SFWA Nebula Conference 2020 scholarship, the Avengers of Colour program where they became a mentee to Terry J. Benton Walker, and the 2024 PEN American U. S. Writers Aid Initiative Grant. In 2023, they became the first mixed race Black Asian admitted to the Open City Fellowship for Journalism at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop.

In journalism, Rohan’s versatility ranges from short to long form articles, profiles, reviews, and personal essays. Beats include: Race, Politics, Immigration, Climate, Disability Justice, LGBTQ2S+ Rights, and Arts & Culture.

Articles

Asian American Writers’ Workshop:

Gay City News:

Hyperallergic:

JoySauce:

Newsweek

NextShark

Pigment International

Pride Source

Prism Reports


Reappropriate:


The Amp:


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Truthout:


Mixed Asian Media:

Poetry

Babaylan’s Lament, on Anathema Magazine, Canada
The Ancestral Feminine, commission for The Asian Women’s Giving Circle 2022 Gala, May 19
Black Asians Matter | Autumn Moon Over Calm Lake, commission for the Soar Over Hate 2023 AAPI Youth Scholarship Calendar
If We Are All Made From Stars, commission for Soar Over Hate
I Flew Your Kite, Habibi, commission for the Asian / Asian American Research Institute
The Obsidian Wings of Heaven, commission for the 2022 Unite Festival in Zürich, Switzerland
Sandra | Song, written, recorded, and interpreted en pointe at the 2025 enough festival in Zürich, Switzerland. World premiere.

Other Significant Performances:
MigrArt 2025, Zürich Switzerland
The Water We Swim In by Xtian Aldana book tour, 2023, New York City
Luya Poetry, 2019 featured artist, Chicago