Jihyun Yun (she/her) is a USA Today bestselling author from the San Francisco Bay Area.

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A winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize, her full length poetry collection SOME ARE ALWAYS HUNGRY was published by The University of Nebraska Press. Her debut young adult novel AND THE RIVER DRAGS HER DOWN was published by Penguin Random House  with forthcoming translation releases in 10+ languages. Her sophomore YA cross-over novel GOOD CREATURE is forthcoming in March 2027

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A recipient of various grants and fellowships, she received her BA in Psychology from UC Davis, and her MFA from New York University. Originally from California, she now resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Jihyun is represented by Serene Hakim  at Ayesha Pande Literary and Annie Hwang at Renegade Literary