Lucy Tan

Lucy Tan is a Chinese-American writer known for her debut novel, What We Were Promised (2018), which explores themes of class, family, and identity. Raised in New Jersey, she has spent significant time living in New York City and Shanghai. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a recipient of various fellowships, including from Kundiman and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. Her work has appeared in journals such as Ploughshares and McSweeney's.