Justina Chen
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Justina Chen (born 1968 in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania) is a Taiwanese-American[1] fiction writer and executive communications consultant. She is best known for her young-adult fiction, especially North of Beautiful (2009), A Blind Spot for Boys (2014), Girl Overboard (2008), and Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies) (2006).
Background
Chen was born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania in 1968 to Taiwanese-American parents. She later graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford in Economics in only three years, where she also won the Dean's Award for Service.[2][3] After graduating from Stanford, she worked as a marketing executive at Microsoft in Seattle[3][4] before becoming a novelist and story consultant.[4]
Writing career
After leaving Microsoft to pursue her writing career, Chen first wrote her first book, The Patch (2006).[3] Her first Young Adult novel, Nothing But the Truth (and a few white lies), won one of the 2007 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature.[5] From 2007 to 2008, Justina toured across the United States with Olympic Gold medalist Hannah Teter to promote her upcoming book, Girl Overboard, and the "Go Overboard" challenge grants co-sponsored by Youth Venture and Burton Snowboards.[6] North of Beautiful, her next book, won a Kirkus Book of the Year and a Barnes & Noble Book of the Year award and is widely considered her most famous work.[7] Return to Me is said to be based loosely on events that happened to her and her family, and has received positive responses from critics. Her latest young adult book, A Blind Spot For Boys, has received generally positive reviews from critics.[8] Chen also founded Readergirlz, a literary project targeted at girls, which won a National Book Award for innovations in reading.[5]
In 2008, Chen returned to Microsoft as a speechwriter and communications executive for Robert J. Bach, President of Microsoft Entertainment.[3] Four years later, she left Microsoft and returned to novel writing, executive communications and storytelling consulting.[9] She self-published her first business book, The Art of Inspiration: Lead Your Best Story, based on her marketing and storytelling experience.[10] She currently tours the country on a speaking tour with Robert J. Bach, and has been invited to speak at companies including Microsoft, NASDAQ, Mayo Clinic, and Disney.[3]
Published books
- The Patch (2006), illustrations by Mitch Vane. Charlesbridge Template:ISBN
- Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies) (2006), Little-Brown Template:ISBN
- Girl Overboard (2008), Little-Brown Template:ISBN
- North of Beautiful (2009), Little-Brown Template:ISBN
- Return to Me (2013), Little-Brown Template:ISBN
- A Blind Spot for Boys (2014), Little-Brown Template:ISBN
- The Art of Inspiration: Lead Your Best Story (2016), Sparkline Creative Template:ISBN
- Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2018), Arthur A. Levine Books Template:ISBN
- With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei (2024), HarperCollins Publishers Template:ISBN
References
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- ↑ A Book Talk with Justina Chen Headley and Alvina Ling (2006), retrieved August 14, 2006. Template:Webarchive
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External links
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- Readergirlz
- Interview at Mother Daughter Book Club.com
- Interview by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Profile at Amazon.com
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- 1968 births
- 21st-century American novelists
- American writers of Taiwanese descent
- American women writers of Chinese descent
- American women novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
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- American women novelists of Asian descent
- American novelists of Asian descent