Xiran Jay Zhao

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Name: Xiran Jay Zhao
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Occupation: author, youtuber
Medium: Books
Works: The Iron Widow
Official Website(s): XiranJayZhao at TikTok
xiranjayzhao at Tumblr
XiranJayZhao at Twitter
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Fan Website(s): Xiran Jay Zhao at Wikipedia
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Xiran Jay Zhao is a Canadian-Chinese health scientist and author with an active social media presence. Their first novel is "Iron Widow". Their pronouns are they/them.

Bio

According to Wikipedia: Xiran Jay Zhao immigrated to British Columbia from a small town in China in grade five.[1] Their father is of Hui heritage.[2] Zhao would imagine stories growing up, but did not put any on paper until being encouraged to at an anime convention when they were 15.

They majored in health sciences with a focus on biochemical disease research at Simon Fraser University, graduating in 2020. They worked at a co-op before deciding on a different career.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ten Terrifying Questions with Xiran Jay Zhao!". Booktopia. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Xiran Jay Zhao". Simon & Schuster. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ Chue, James (26 September 2021). "Empress Smashes Alien Mechas in Chinese-Canadian Author's New Book". Radii. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2021.