Li Charmaine Anne (李倩文) is a Hong Kong diaspora writer and settler on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations. Comfy with the pronouns she and they, “Li” is her family name, which she lists first as per Chinese tradition.

Charmaine’s first novel Crash Landing (Annick Press ’24) won the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award in Young People’s Literature – Text. Shorter works by Charmaine can be found in The Tyee, ZORA, Plenitude Magazine, and more. Charmaine holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing and English Literature from the University of British Columbia. Her inspirations include skateboarding and snowboarding, music, birds, and the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Charmaine believes that by sharing and listening to each other’s stories, we create a more just world.