Esme Weijun Wang Coaches How to Write Beyond Limitations

Write Now Podcast at the Writers' Colony

Write Now Podcast at the Writers' Colony
Esme Weijun Wang Coaches How to Write Beyond Limitations
Nov 21, 2025
Julie Rogers

Esmé Weijun Wang, a New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of The Collected Schizophrenias and The Border of Paradise, shares her personal journey after being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and several physical conditions like fibromyalgia. Her innovative approaches to sustain her own writing inspired her to create The Unexpected Shape Writing Academy, a program specifically designed for writers navigating limitations.