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Amy Y.Q. Lin
B. 1996, Washington D.C. Based in Seattle and New York.
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Amy Y.Q. Lin is a Chinese American writer. She writes literary and speculative fiction, drawing upon her experience as a software engineer. Her debut story can be found in Catapult, and her other work, in The Rumpus and One Story's blog. Her writing was a semi-finalist for the 2022 Sewanee Review fiction contest and has been supported by Tin House and the Sewanee Writers' Conference. An MFA graduate of the NYU Creative Writing Program, she has served as Fiction Editor for Washington Square Review and a reader for One Story. She lives in Seattle, where she is at work on her first novel.

Fiction:

  • "A Precious Stone," a short story in Catapult (Dec 2022)

Interviews and Criticism:

  • "Very Little of This Book Is Made-up: Talking with R.F. Kuang about her Novel," an interview in The Rumpus (May 2023)
  • "Accessing the Truth: An Interview with Josh Riedel," an interview in One Story (Mar 2023)
  • "In This Corner of the World is a Simple, Perfect Exhibit of Life," a film review in The Cornell Daily Sun (November 2017)
  • "A Lost French Classic Remembered," an animated film review in The Cornell Daily Sun (2017)
  • "Not Strange At All," a music review in The Cornell Daily Sun (August 2016)
  • "Stardew Valley: Pushing The Boundaries of Farming RPGs," a video game review in The Cornell Daily Sun (February 2016)
  • "Appreciating Miyazaki: Insight Into a Master's World," a documentary review in The Cornell Daily Sun (2015)
  • "Movie Review: The Maze Runner," a film review in The Cornell Daily Sun (2014)
  • "Spinning Singles," a music review in The Cornell Daily Sun (2014)
  • "Cover Boy: An Uncensored Observation on LGBTQ Struggles," a dance review in The Cornell Daily Sun (2014)

Content Marketing:


"A Precious Stone"
Catapult
December 2022

sirinThadaIllustration by Sirin Thada for Catapult
A humble name. Shi Tou cannot be mistaken for a precious stone. To be something ordinary makes you less fragile. ...more
"Very Little of This Book is Made-Up: Talking With R.F. Kuang About Her Novel"
The Rumpus
May 2023

rfKuangAuthor photo by John Packman
I don't think there are easy answers. Should we make judgments about rudeness when we talk about artistic freedom? ...more
"Accessing the Truth: An Interview with Josh Riedel"
One Story
March 2023

riedelAuthor photo by Andrew Owen
A lot of my work asks, How can we truly know another person? ...more