Ann Liang is the New York Times and Indie bestselling author of the critically acclaimed YA novels: This Time It’s Real (2023), If You Could See the Sun (2023) and I Hope This Doesn't Find You (2024). She was born in Beijing and grew up travelling back and forth between China and Australia. Liang is a graduate of the University of Melbourne where she received her BA, majoring in history and media/communications.
Her novels have been shortlisted for numerous awards including CBCA Book of the Year Awards and the Queensland Literary Awards. Her debut novel, If You Could See the Sun won the Readings Prize — Young Adult (2023) and was shortlisted for the South Australian Literary Awards — Young Adult Fiction (2024).
Her upcoming novel I Am Not Jessica Chen (2025) is a page-turning speculative YA about a girl who wishes she could be as perfect and successful as her cousin who then wakes up the next morning in her cousin's body.
She now lives in Melbourne, where she can be found making overambitious to‑do lists and having profound conversations with her pet labradoodle about who’s a good dog.
Source: https://www.annliang.com/about