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!