Gish Jen
Gish Jen is the author of six novels, two books of stories, and two works of nonfiction. Her honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and the Fulbright Foundation, as well as the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction and the Mildred and Harold Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her stories have been chosen for The Best American Short Stories five times, including The Best American Short Stories of the Century. Bad Bad Girl, her latest novel, was named the best reviewed work of fiction in 2025 by Lit Hub and is a finalist for the 2026 Dayton Literary Peace Prize
