Her debut collection of short stories, All Roads Lead to Blood, received the 2040 Books Prize.

She credits the Southern California environment as one of the main catalysts for her development "as a writer, as a person, as a body".

[3] Chau's collection of short stories, All Roads Lead to Blood, was published in 2018 to critical acclaim.

All Roads Lead to Blood has been described as "honest and arresting," with the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses saying that "Chau’s bold portrayals of second-generation Chinese-American women, their trials and desires, memories and identities, make this collection a Summer Reading must.

"[4] In addition to publishing All Roads Lead to Blood, Chau has previously worked for 826LA, an LA-based nonprofit dedicated to teaching writing skills to students.