Erin Yun

Erin Yun is the author of the bestselling AAPI middle-grade series Pippa Park, a reimagining of Great Expectations that includes two titles: Pippa Park Raises Her Game and Pippa Park Crush at First Sight. She received her BA in English from New York University and her Masters in Creative Writing from Cambridge. While at NYU, she served as president of the policy debate team– an experience that proved invaluable when she later worked as the debate consultant for the Tony-nominated Best Play on Broadway, What the Constitution Means to Me.

Erin Yun was also selected by the nonprofit Every Child a Reader to appear on a Get Caught Reading poster. A sought-after speaker, she has led her interactive writing workshop–teaching kids how to craft retellings–both in person and virtually at schools, libraries, and bookstores. People can tell she grew up in Texas by how often she says "y’all." And yes–she really did play basketball as a middle grader!

She’s obsessed with personality quizzes and takes them for her characters.
She is half Korean, and half Polish/Germanic.
Her favorite foods include: kimchi-jjigae, cherry ice cream, and walnut cakes filled with red bean.
She ran a bubblegum-selling business in middle school until it was shut down.
Her family lore says that her grandfather lost part of his farm in a game of Go-Stop.
She likes creating scavenger hunts in which participants dress like secret agents and follow clues.
Her favorite places in the world include Seoul, London, and Tokyo.
She was president of the New York University policy debate team.
Her family dogs, Belle and Yoko, both bark incredibly loudly despite being foolishly tiny.
She lives in New York City, but folks can tell she grew up in Texas by how often she says ya’ll.

$This image shows Erin Yun's Author Program which is an interactive writing workshop that guides young writers through the first steps in creating their own retelling and how to transform a story from the classics into a fractured classic.$ Erin Yun's Author Program & Endorsements