Ruiyan Xu author biography, plus links to books by Ruiyan Xu.

Ruiyan Xu

Ruiyan Xu, who was born in Shanghai but came to the U.S. at age 10 without speaking a word of English, graduated from Brown University with honors in creative writing. She won the 2004 Hochstadt Award from Hedgebrook and a 2005 Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists; and has been awarded residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Jentel, Ragdale and the Anderson Center. Visit her at ruiyanxu.com.

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This biography was last updated on 10/11/2011.

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