About

Hello hello! Thanks for stopping by.

If you’re looking for a taste of my writing: A few years ago the New York Times asked me to write a very short story inspired by a photo from their archives. You can read that piece here.

A few random facts: Storytelling is a thing I have loved and done all my life. I’m Taiwanese and Chinese American and my pronouns are she/her. I was born under a full moon, and if you must know more: Earth Dragon, Libra sun, Aries moon, Gemini rising. I love and am fascinated by bats, and one of my life goals is to become trained to help rescue them. The best mooncake filling is lotus seed paste with double egg yolks. In my free time I make music and visual art and teach my little rescue dog to balance on wobbly things. You can also find more of my words on the internet here.

PRESS KIT

SHORT BIO (119 words):

Emily X.R. Pan is the New York Times bestselling author of THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER, which won the APALA Honor Award and Walter Honor Award. It was also a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 Best YA Books of All Time. Her latest novel, AN ARROW TO THE MOON, was an instant national bestseller, a Locus Award finalist, a CALA Award nominee, and featured on NPR’s Best Books of 2022. Emily is currently on the faculty of the creative writing MFA program at The New School. She has also taught at New York University, Harvard University, and Vermont College of Fine Arts.

LONG BIO (229 words):

Emily X.R. Pan is the New York Times bestselling author of THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER, which won the APALA Honor Award and the Walter Honor Award, and received six starred reviews. It was also a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 Best YA Books of All Time, among other accolades. Her latest novel, AN ARROW TO THE MOON, was an instant national bestseller, a Locus Award finalist, a CALA Award nominee, and featured on NPR’s Best Books of 2022. Emily is currently on the faculty of the creative writing MFA program at The New School. She has also taught at various other institutions, including New York University, Harvard University, Vermont College of Fine Arts, The Center for Fiction, 92nd Street Y, and Tin House. Originally born in the Midwestern United States to immigrant parents from Taiwan, Emily now divides her time between New York and New Jersey. She received her MFA in fiction from the NYU Creative Writing Program, where she was a Goldwater Fellow and editor-in-chief of Washington Square Review, and later went on to become the founding editor-in-chief of Bodega Magazine. These days she spends her free time playing the mandolin, making art, and training her dog-beast to balance on strange objects. You can find Emily on social media: @exrpan.