Ying Qian

Ying Qian is the author of the memoir A China Story: Growing Up in Mao's Cultural Revolution, which has received several recognitions including the Bronze Award for the Memoir and Biography category in the 2026 Feathered Quill Book Awards competition, the Category Winner Award for the History and Culture category in the 2025 Memoir Prize for Books competition, and the Honorable Mention Award for the Creative Nonfiction category in the 2020 North Street Book Prize competition (Advance Reader Copy). The book was also a quarter finalist in the memoir and autobiography category of the 2019 BookLife Prize competition (manuscript).

Born in Beijing, China, Ying Qian moved to America and obtained a master's degree in physics. She enjoys reading, writing, gardening, and music.