Y S Lee
BIO
Biography

Y S Lee’s debut picture book, Mrs. Nobody (Groundwood Books), is inspired by a real-life imaginary friend who lived at her house for two very dramatic years. Her fiction includes The Agency tetralogy (Candlewick Press), which was translated into six languages and won the Canadian Children's Book Centre’s inaugural John Spray Mystery Award.

Ying is the winner of Contemporary Verse 2’s 2022 Foster Poetry Prize and her lyric essay, “Tek tek”, was shortlisted for the 2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize.

ADDRESS
City: Kingston, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Mrs. Nobody
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Year
2025
Title
Exit Permit
Publisher
Anstruther Press
Year
2023
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Foster Poetry Prize
Publication
Contemporary Verse 2
Year
2022
LINKS
Links
https://www.yslee.com/
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
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Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
Yes