Bio:

Cynthia Chin-Lee began writing for fun when she was in the sixth grade. "I liked writing poetry and scribbling in my journal because I found it comforting and therapeutic. I still write for that reason and because I like playing with words."
Cynthia's first children's book, Almond Cookies & Dragon Well Tea (Polychrome Publishing 1993) is an autobiographical tale of friendship. Her newest books are the award-winning Amelia to Zora: Twenty-six Women Who Changed the World, and Akira to Zoltan: Twenty-six Men Who Changed the World, both illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy. She is also the author of A Is For Asia (Orchard Books 1997), which Ruminator Review called one of the "Best 100 American Children's Books of the Century," and A is For the Americas (Orchard Book, 1999), which earned an award from the National Council for Social Studies and Children's Book Council as a Notable Children's Book in Social Studies in 2000 and earned recognition as an Americas Award Commended Book.

Writer
PAL
Member since 1991
Region: California: San Francisco/South

Contact Information

Phone:   650-815-9643
Current Location:   Palo Alto
Website:  http://cynthiachinlee.com

Published In Children's Market: Yes
Available for Speaking Engagements? Yes