Eavan Howe is a Chinese poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Born and brought up in a quiet countryside of central China, Eavan spent her teenage years in the historic city of Xiangyang, then obtained her bachelor’s degree from Jilin University and I-Shou University, then worked in Poland as a volunteer teacher of Chinese language and promoter of Chinese arts and culture before moving to Korea to earn her master’s degree from Sungkyunkwan University.

Eavan has lived and travelled in 31 countries, working variously as an automation engineer, photographer, and financial expert. She is a trained brewer who for three years was the owner and host of an artisan bar whose regular patrons included filmmakers, writers, musicians, artists, and poets.

Profoundly influenced by the introspective depths of Anaïs Nin, the poignant clarity of Wisława Szymborska, and the eloquent simplicity of Elizabeth Bishop. Eavan’s writing resonates with the same complexity, depth, and emotional honesty. Her experiences — the reflective tranquillity of winter in Xiangyang, the lively bustle of Hong Kong streets, the serene contemplation in Suwon’s autumn, and the spiritually rich fabric of Beirut — infuse her work with vivid imagery and evoke visceral emotions.

Eavan believes in the power of language and narrative to unveil the deepest human truths, as she once remarked, “If there were no languages, no books, then all the pasts and presents of humankind would be pallid, and so would I be to you; for the only way to be naked before you would not exist. I firmly believe so, and I write. And I believe that my whole life is but an unfinished love letter to you.”

Eavan currently divides her time between Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Istanbul.