Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage

Marzieh

Abbas

Award Winning Author

Karachi, Pakistan

Eddie

Ahn

Graphic Novelist & Artist

San Francisco, CA

Michelle Jing

Chan

Author & Illustrator

Seattle, WA

Janie

Chang

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Charlotte

Cheng

Children’s Author

San Mateo, CA

Yangsze

Choo

Bestselling Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Julie C.

Dao

Critically Acclaimed Author

Boston, MA

Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Reem

Faruqi

Award-Winning Picture Book Author

Atlanta, GA

Jamie

Ford

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Great Falls, MT

Malaka

Gharib

Award Winning YA Graphic Novelist

Nashville, TN

Amitav

Ghosh

Award Winning Author & Global Thinker

New York, NY

Crystal

Hana Kim

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

New York, NY

Jamie Jo

Hoang

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Emiko

Jean

YA & Adult Novelist

Vancouver, WA

Adib

Khorram

Young Adult Novelist

Kansas City, MO

Angie

Kim

Award Winning Novelist

Great Falls, VA

RF

Kuang

Bestselling Fantasy Novelist

New Haven, CT

Jean

Kwok

New York Times Bestselling Author

New York City

Rajani

LaRocca

Award Winning Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Stacey

Lee

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

San Jose, CA

Edward

Lee

James Beard Award Winning Author

Julia

Lee

Korean American Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Ken

Liu

Award Winning Fantasy Author

Boston, MA

Cherry

Mo

Children’s Author

Atlanta, GA

Patricia

Park

Award Winning Young Adult Author

Brooklyn, NY

Helena Ku

Rhee

Award Winning Children’s Author

Los Angeles, CA

Misako

Rocks!

Japanese Manga Artist

Lockbourne, OH

Peng

Shepherd

Award Winning Novelist

Brooklyn, NY

Sita

Singh

Award Winning Children’s Author

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Michelle

Sterling

Children’s Book Author

Santa Ana, CA

Thrity

Umrigar

Novelist & Children’s Author

Cleveland, OH

Jack

Wong

Award Winning Children’s Author

Halifax, NS

Jaimal

Yogis

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

Washington, DC