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AAPI Authors

Published writers and novelists.

AAPI Authors directory

Short answer: AAPIList is the most complete directory of Asian American & Pacific Islander authors nationwide, with each profile sourced from a public reference.

  • 159 AAPI authors listed nationwide, 159 independently verified.
  • Common focus areas: Poetry, Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy.
  • Every profile links to a public source — AAPIList never invents people, sites, or contact details.
Abigail Hing Wen✓ VERIFIED
Abigail Hing Wen
Author, Film Producer
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Visibility Score64/100
Abraham Verghese✓ VERIFIED
Abraham Verghese
Physician & Author · Stanford University School of Medicine
📍 Stanford, CA
Visibility Score59/100
Adiba Jaigirdar✓ VERIFIED
Adiba Jaigirdar
Author
Visibility Score77/100
Aimee Nezhukumatathil✓ VERIFIED
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Poet, Professor · University of Mississippi
📍 Oxford, MS
Visibility Score75/100
Akshaya Raman✓ VERIFIED
Akshaya Raman
Author
📍 CA
Visibility Score72/100
Amy Tan✓ VERIFIED
Amy Tan
Novelist · Independent
📍 Sausalito, CA
Visibility Score59/100
Andrea Nguyen✓ VERIFIED
Andrea Nguyen
Cookbook Author & Educator · Viet World Kitchen
📍 Santa Cruz, CA
Visibility Score75/100
Arthur Sze✓ VERIFIED
Arthur Sze
Poet, U.S. Poet Laureate · Independent
📍 Santa Fe, NM
Visibility Score33/100
Atul Gawande✓ VERIFIED
Atul Gawande
Surgeon, Writer & Public Health Leader · Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard
📍 Boston, MA
Visibility Score59/100
Axie Oh✓ VERIFIED
Axie Oh
Author
📍 Las Vegas, NV
Visibility Score77/100
Brenda Shaughnessy✓ VERIFIED
Brenda Shaughnessy
Poet & Educator · Independent
📍 Newark, NJ
Visibility Score59/100
C Pam Zhang✓ VERIFIED
C Pam Zhang
Novelist
Visibility Score77/100
Cathy Park Hong✓ VERIFIED
Cathy Park Hong
Author & Poet · Independent
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score59/100
Chen Chen✓ VERIFIED
Chen Chen
Poet, Poet-in-Residence · Brandeis University
📍 Waltham, MA
Visibility Score75/100
Cherrie Kwok✓ VERIFIED
Cherrie Kwok
Assistant Professor of English · University of Iowa
📍 Iowa City, IA
Visibility Score67/100
Chloe Gong✓ VERIFIED
Chloe Gong
Author
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score77/100
Cynthia Kadohata✓ VERIFIED
Cynthia Kadohata
Author · Independent
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score59/100
Elizabeth Lim✓ VERIFIED
Elizabeth Lim
Author
Visibility Score85/100
Gloria Chao✓ VERIFIED
Gloria Chao
Author, Screenwriter
Visibility Score77/100
Grace Lin✓ VERIFIED
Grace Lin
Author, Illustrator
Visibility Score72/100
Hanya Yanagihara✓ VERIFIED
Hanya Yanagihara
Novelist and editor-in-chief of T Magazine · The New York Times (T Magazine)
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score41/100
Jenny T. Wang✓ VERIFIED
Jenny T. Wang
Psychologist & Author · Independent (Asians for Mental Health)
📍 Houston, TX
Visibility Score67/100
Joan He✓ VERIFIED
Joan He
Author
📍 Chicago, IL
Visibility Score72/100
Judy I. Lin✓ VERIFIED
Judy I. Lin
Author
Visibility Score77/100
June Hur✓ VERIFIED
June Hur
Author
Visibility Score72/100
Kaui Hart Hemmings✓ VERIFIED
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Novelist
📍 HI
Visibility Score38/100
Kevin Kwan✓ VERIFIED
Kevin Kwan
Novelist & Producer · Independent
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score67/100
Lisa See✓ VERIFIED
Lisa See
Novelist
Visibility Score72/100
Marie Lu✓ VERIFIED
Marie Lu
Young adult novelist
Visibility Score64/100
Maurene Goo✓ VERIFIED
Maurene Goo
Young adult novelist and comics writer
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score77/100
Mira Jacob✓ VERIFIED
Mira Jacob
Author and illustrator
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score77/100
Nisha Sharma✓ VERIFIED
Nisha Sharma
Author
Visibility Score72/100
Renée Ahdieh✓ VERIFIED
Renée Ahdieh
Author
📍 Charlotte, NC
Visibility Score72/100
Roselle Lim✓ VERIFIED
Roselle Lim
Author
Visibility Score77/100
Roshani Chokshi✓ VERIFIED
Roshani Chokshi
Author
Visibility Score72/100
Rupi Kaur✓ VERIFIED
Rupi Kaur
Visibility Score27/100
Sabaa Tahir✓ VERIFIED
Sabaa Tahir
Young adult novelist
📍 Ridgecrest, CA
Visibility Score77/100
Sandhya Menon✓ VERIFIED
Sandhya Menon
Author
📍 CO
Visibility Score72/100
Sangu Mandanna✓ VERIFIED
Sangu Mandanna
Author
📍 Norwich
Visibility Score72/100
Shveta Thakrar✓ VERIFIED
Shveta Thakrar
Author
Visibility Score77/100
Sonali Dev✓ VERIFIED
Sonali Dev
Author
📍 IL
Visibility Score72/100
Stacey Lee✓ VERIFIED
Stacey Lee
Young adult novelist
Visibility Score72/100
Tahereh Mafi✓ VERIFIED
Tahereh Mafi
Young adult novelist
📍 Santa Monica, CA
Visibility Score64/100
Xiran Jay Zhao✓ VERIFIED
Xiran Jay Zhao
Author, Content Creator
Visibility Score77/100
AS✓ VERIFIED
Alex Shakar
Associate Professor, Director of Creative Writing · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
📍 Urbana, IL
Visibility Score67/100
AW✓ VERIFIED
Andrea Wang
Author
Visibility Score30/100
AL✓ VERIFIED
Ann Liang
Author
📍 Melbourne
Visibility Score64/100
AV✓ VERIFIED
Anthony Veasna So
Writer (1992-2020)
📍 Stockton, CA
Visibility Score30/100
BP✓ VERIFIED
Bao Phi
Author
📍 Minneapolis, MN
Visibility Score38/100
BJ✓ VERIFIED
Barbara Jane Reyes
Poet & Educator · Independent
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score59/100
BV✓ VERIFIED
Booki Vivat
Author & Illustrator · Independent
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score33/100
BS✓ VERIFIED
Brandon Som
Poet, Associate Professor · University of California, San Diego
📍 La Jolla, CA
Visibility Score75/100
BW✓ VERIFIED
Brian Won
Author
Visibility Score30/100
CL✓ VERIFIED
Cathy Linh Che
Author
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score38/100
CN✓ VERIFIED
Celeste Ng
Novelist · Independent
📍 Cambridge, MA
Visibility Score59/100
CL✓ VERIFIED
Chang-rae Lee
Novelist; Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor of English, Stanford · Stanford University
📍 Stanford, CA
Visibility Score67/100
CY✓ VERIFIED
Charles Yu
Author & Screenwriter · Independent
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score59/100
CS✓ VERIFIED
Christina Soontornvat
Author
📍 TX
Visibility Score30/100
CC✓ VERIFIED
Connie Chung
Broadcast Journalist · Independent
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score25/100
CS✓ VERIFIED
Craig Santos Perez
Poet, Professor · University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
📍 Honolulu, HI
Visibility Score75/100
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