About Me
Zoë Malia Ozoa Loos
Zoë Malia Ozoa Loos aka ZMOL (she/her) is a mixed-race, queer writer from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Her poetry has appeared in Wingless Dreamer. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in Toho Journal,8th Ave Zine, and Gulf Coast Journal. Her multimedia essays have appeared in Allegory Ridge. Her photography has appeared on multiple covers of riverrun, and has won multiple awards in Pacific New Media Contemporary Photography in Hawai‘i.
She was also a guest on the Literary Podcast: It's Lit with PHDJ and has attended the Juniper Summer Writing Institute at UMass Amherst.
She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing and a Dual Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies and Ethnic Studies from Saint Mary’s College of California.
She is currently working on a heist novel centered around a group of octogenarians who stumble into the world of orchid smuggling in Honolulu.
Photo Taken By Ryan Baker
https://www.ryanbakercreator.com
Land Acknowledgment and Pledge
Let it be known that I live and work on land stolen from the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. I acknowledge that I have benefited from colonialism that has stripped the indigenous people of Hawaiʻi, kānaka maoli, of their land and culture. I try, to the best of my abilities, to pay my respects to the land and people by pledging a percentage of my income to benefit indigenous causes.
Some organizations I donate to or volunteer with are the following: Vibrant Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Mutual Aid, KUPU, ‘Āina Momona, Sustainable Coastline Hawaiʻi, Kaiwi Coast Run & Walk, Aloha Animal Sanctuary, Hawaiian Humane Society
I can provide proof of my donations/volunteer time upon request.