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Choi wanted to be behind the scenes, an observer from a distance. And so it was only natural that she'd ultimately become a writer.
And she drew on her experiences there while crafting her fifth novel, Trust Exercise.
The book takes place in the 1980s at a competitive performing arts school. It also deals with issues of sexual consent, and it won Choi a National Book Award in November of 2019.
In the audio above, Choi tells Houston Matters host Craig Cohen about her time at HSPVA and how she found her way to a career in writing.