Emily Sun Li is a Chinese American writer and educator. She holds a dual MA/MFA in Children’s Literature and Writing for Children from Simmons University and an M.S. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Her nonfiction chapter book The Good, the Bad, and the Fluffy: True Stories of Animal Troublemakers (Scholastic Clubs & Fairs) was published in Fall 2024, and her picture book Mr. Chow’s Night Market (Penguin Workshop) is set for release in Spring 2026 in a two-book deal. Her poetry appears in Button Poetry, Molecule, and Rigorous, and her writing has been recognized by the YoungArts Foundation, Voyage YA Journal, and the City of Boston. Emily’s work has received support from the Fine Arts Work Center, the Key West Literary Seminar, Centrum, the Sue-Je Lee Gage Residency for Human Rights and Social Justice, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts.
