Cover of the book titled 'All Our Ordinary Stories' by Teresa Wong, featuring two women standing in water, holding a red rope.

My latest graphic memoir, All Our Ordinary Stories, about life as a child of immigrants and the legacies of upheaval, is available everywhere you buy books.

Canada Amazon.ca | Indigo | Arsenal Pulp

U.S. Amazon.com | Bookshop.org | Barnes & Noble

  • “An expertly paced work of comics told in black and white, using crisp, direct prose alongside unassuming but meaningful illustrations, All Our Ordinary Stories is a memoir of quiet longing and of what it means to live in the aftermath.”

    – NPR, Books We Love 2024

  • “In All Our Ordinary Stories, a graphic memoir, Wong explores what it means to translate one generation’s reality to the next. Her illustrations transcend language, conveying all manner of silences with stunning effect.”

    – The Walrus

  • “Wong explores her Chinese immigrant parents’ history with gentle curiosity, wry humor, and moments of aching regret.”

    – Publishers Weekly

  • “All Our Ordinary Stories is a moving, honest graphic memoir about a woman’s efforts to find her own identity by deepening her understanding of her parents and their pasts.”

    – Foreword Reviews (starred review)

  • “What emerges from the fractured segments of Wong’s story is not just a poignant tale of intergenerational trauma, but also an inspiring portrait of familial dedication that embraces wisdom, grace, and love.”

    – Kirkus Reviews

  • “Stories, ordinary or not, all require a language to tell them, and Wong’s skilled, vivid use of the comics medium to 'write (her) own way forward' will resonate with readers.”

    – The Winnipeg Free Press

Featured comics & writing

Panel from my CBC comic where I'm looking at a laptop with a potential photo of my great-grandfather

Searching for proof | CBC

Drawing of a person with dark hair drinking from a glass, with an indistinct crowd in the background composed of wavy shapes.

Imposter | The Rumpus

Two versions of the same toddler with black hair, one in a navy blue shirt and pants, and the other in a red pajamas, are throwing tantrums on the floor.

Tantrum Series | The Walrus

Panel featuring a young Teresa riding the bus in the dark from my Believer comic

Piano Lessons | The Believer

Watercolour cursive letters saying "capitalism is runinng out of flavours" in rainbow colors on white background.

Capitalism is running out of flavors | The New Yorker

Panel of me falling with a baby from my McSweeney's comic

Safety Net | McSweeney’s

Events & workshops

I have given lectures and workshops in person and online through organizations such as Sequential Artists Workshop, Creative Nonfiction, and Writer’s Digest, as well as to university classes around the world. In addition to teaching, I’ve also presented at some of the biggest comics, writing, and marketing conferences in North America, including AWP (2025), SXSW (2022), San Diego Comic-Con (2020), and Vancouver Writers Fest.

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Liana Finck and Teresa Wong are sitting on stage, having a conversation. Liana is holding a microphone, and Teresa is showing a book. There are tables with water bottles, glasses, and a laptop. The stage has a black curtain backdrop.
Izzy Laird hosts Teresa Wong and Sarah Leavitt in a panel discussion, with microphones in front of them, at the Vancouver Writers Fest.
Teresa Wong sits at cluttered desk, smiling, wearing earphones, and holding a book in front of her while teaching a Zoom workshop. There is a computer monitor, keyboard, papers, and various office supplies on the desk.

About me

Teresa Wong is the author of the acclaimed graphic memoirs All Our Ordinary Stories and Dear Scarlet, both longlisted for CBC Canada Reads and finalists for the W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. All Our Ordinary Stories won two Alberta Literary Awards and was also a finalist for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Award in nonfiction. Her comics and writing have appeared in The Believer, The New Yorker, McSweeney’s and The Walrus. She teaches graphic narrative through Gotham Writers Workshop and was also the 2021–22 Canadian Writer-in-Residence at the University of Calgary.

Teresa Wong, sitting on a chair in a photo studio

I acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Calgary Arts Development

Logo of Canada Council for the Arts, featuring a stylized tree design with the organization's name in English and French.
Logo for Calgary Arts Development featuring a stylized red and gray 'cad' with the words 'calgary arts development' beneath it.
Logo of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.