Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area
Writer | Published Author | Bilingual Storyteller with 500K+ Digital Reach | FTU alumna I am a Vietnamese writer based in Ho Chi Minh City, with over two years of formal writing experience across literary fiction, creative nonfiction, longform journalism, and digital content. Now I serve as a Vietnamese host for Creative Writing class for Saigon Writers Club. Details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S39_ijSwBvd4WgaxGnOzZPhkMlXmQvMT/view?usp=drive_link My work has appeared in the Saigon Writers Club Short Story Anthology 2024, Hoa Học Trò, Kênh 14, and Spiderum, where I have published more than 70 articles, six of which were adapted into YouTube videos. One piece, a cultural deep-dive on Vietnamese artist tlinh, surpassed 143,000 views and was shared directly on the artist's official Instagram. My aggregate digital reach now exceeds 500,000 views across platforms. My published works include: 1. "The Price of Human Happiness": a ~6,000-word English short story published in the Saigon Writers Club Short Story Anthology 2024 (available on Amazon) 2. "Góc Khuất Người Con Gái" (English title: "The Untold Story of A Girl"): an 80,000-word self-published Vietnamese narrative nonfiction ebook, chronicling lived experience through literary memoir I manage a bilingual website (www.narcynguyen.com) covering trauma writing, humanitarian issues, and cultural reviews across music, film, and literature. I also serve as a writing consultant and writing assistant for independent authors and part-time novelists, providing manuscript feedback, structural guidance, and publishing support, including digital product development. Beyond writing, I bring hands-on experience in marketing strategy, executive assistance, and operations. I have worked on both client and agency sides, supported a boutique marketing agency's Founder/CMO/CEO as a research assistant, managed end-to-end Airbnb property operations, and served as a content consultant for KOLs and startups in the spa and beauty sector. I am also trained in AI quality assurance, with experience evaluating Large Language Models for factual accuracy and linguistic precision. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in International Economics from Foreign Trade University and have a completed writing programme from Saigon Writers Club, as well as certifications in SEO and Content Marketing from HubSpot. I am a two-time awardee of the Tomorrow Fund. Please feel free to connect for work/collaboration!
I prepare and teach Creative Writing in Vietnamese to help students write short stories and publish.
Key highlights: - Published Author: Contributed a ~5k-word short story to the "Short Story Anthology 2024" by Saigon Writers Club & authored an 80k-word self-published narrative fiction ebook. - Creative Consulting & Developmental Editing: Collaborated with authors on plot development for a long-form esports-themed web novel; provided strategic publishing consultancy for a contemporary romance novel. - Bilingual Storytelling: Manage a bilingual website (www.narcynguyen.com) focused on trauma writing, humanitarian issues, and cultural reviews across music, film, and literature. - Digital Reach: Content creator with ~500k aggregate views across platforms. - AI Quality Assurance: Trained Large Language Models (LLMs) for factual accuracy and linguistic precision.
I published ~70 articles with 6 video adaptations. Link articles: https://spiderum.com/nguoi-dung/narcynguyen Link videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsLBSMfIEao&list=PLwcEKn1_9IGiBAi_BQjcOc7mARIUY7oto Notably, a deep-dive on Vietnamese artist tlinh reached 145k+ views on YouTube and was featured on her official Instagram story. Proof: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MdnH62dlGmvHocgM02N5iN6YRKT9ZjwB