Who I am
Abigail Chang
Is a product and brand designer first, but a lover of fashion, music, art, food, and culture as a close second. I aim to combine these passions in my design work, designing apps and brand identities that have their fingers on the cultural pulse.
In past lives
I was a writer with work in 20+ journals and an editor for 6 magazines. Through this, I became the head and creative director of the SUNHOUSE organization, founding a teen mentorship program and literary journal.
In my spare time
You can find me getting tattoos, lifting at the gym, curating playlists, thrifting, walking hours to get birria tacos, haggling on Depop, and basking in nature with my friends.
Otherwise, I'm probably…
Reading and scrolling:
Listening to:
Freddie Gibbs
Little Simz
Amaarae
Frank Ocean
beabadoobee
Kali Uchis
Jhene Aiko
Childish Gambino
The Internet
Tupac
FKA Twigs
Larry June
I am open to
All sorts of freelance design work, especially UI/UX, web, and brand design. Shoot me a message <3
Extended CV
Education
INSTITUTION
DETAILS
Undergrad. Cognitive Science, HCI, Design
Mentee. Poetry & prose under Logan Hoffman-Smith
Mentee. Poetry under Darius Atefat-Peckham
Select Publications
PIECE
PUBLICATION
GENRE
Elephant Eve
Puerto del Sol
POETRY
Summer Fresh / Fresh Summer
Salamander
POETRY
The Long Way Down
Redivider
POETRY
True Blue
Diode
POETRY
Eye-scape, Chess on the Cape
Los Angeles Review
POETRY
Sally (1)
Fractured
PROSE
Sally (2)
The Normal School
PROSE
Affection
CAROUSEL
POETRY
2 Poems
Room
POETRY
Fishbowl
Moon City Review
POETRY
Living Past First Dusk
Half-Mystic
POETRY
Comedown Machine
Quarterly West
PROSE
Ossuary
Vagabond City
PROSE
Recognition
DESC
DATE
Semifinalist, New Michigan Press / DIAGRAM Chapbook Contest
2024
Semifinalist, New Delta Review Chapbook Contest
2024
Finalist, Virginia B. Ball Competition
2024
Selected, Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist
2023
Featured, Palette Poetry's 'Poetry We Admire: AAPI Poets'
2023
Nominated, the Pushcart Prize
2023
Awarded, 4x Gold, 2x Silver, 3x HM, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
2023
Nominated, Best of the Net
2022
Nominated, the Orison Anthology
2022
Experience
Editorial
ORGANIZATION
POSITION
DATE
SUNHOUSE Literary
Editor-in-Chief
2023-Present
PEAK Magazine
Editor-in-Chief, prev. Writer and Editor
2020-2024
Triquarterly
Poetry Reader
2023-Present
Lumiere Review
Poetry Editor
2022-2024
Ex-Puritan Magazine
Fiction Reader
2021-2025
Polyphony Lit
Senior Editor, Workshop Developer
2021-2024