u ▁Ho ang ▁T ran ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Vietnam ese ▁American ▁writer . ▁His ▁debut ▁novel , ▁Dragon fish , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Life ▁V u ▁T ran ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sa ig on ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Tul sa , ▁Oklahoma . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tul sa ▁with ▁an ▁MA , ▁from ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Writ ers ' ▁Work shop ▁with ▁an ▁M FA , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada , ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁as ▁a ▁Gl enn ▁Sch a ef fer ▁Fellow ▁in ▁F iction ▁with ▁a ▁Ph D . ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Review , ▁G lim mer ▁Train ▁St ories , ▁Harvard ▁Review , ▁F ence ▁Magazine , ▁Michigan ▁Qu arter ly ▁Review , ▁N im rod , ▁Inter im , ▁and ▁Ant io ch ▁Review . ▁ ▁He ▁currently ▁teach es ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Final ist ▁Award ▁– ▁Vil ce k ▁Prize ▁for ▁Creative ▁Promise ▁in ▁Liter ature ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Wh iting ▁Award ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Lawrence ▁Foundation ▁Prize ▁from ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Qu arter ly ▁Review ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Short - Story ▁Award ▁for ▁New ▁Writ ers ▁from ▁G lim mer ▁Train ▁St ories ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁Dragon fish ▁( W . ▁W . ▁N orton ,