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More About Jasmine Fang (She/Her)

Languages: English, Mandarin

Jasmine Fang (she/her) is a Taiwanese American author whose stories celebrate the beauty and complexities of everyday life. Her debut picture book, Beneath the Same Round Moon (Beaming Books, Fall 2026), will be followed by a second title (Penguin Young Readers, Fall 2027).

Committed to community building and amplifying underrepresented voices, Jasmine writes with her personal motto in mind: livekind. She spent a decade working in international affairs, higher education, and leadership development, bringing a global perspective to her storytelling. A PB Rising Stars mentee and SCBWI BIPOC Scholarship recipient, Jasmine also volunteers with SCBWI and serves as an InkedVoices mentor.

Jasmine holds a BA from UC Irvine and an MBA from Georgetown University. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, children, and many tennis rackets.


You can find Jasmine online at:

https://jasmineifang.com/

Instagram

Jasmine’s strengths are…

  • Getting to the heart of your story

  • Big picture edits

  • The author-agent relationship

  • Querying

  • The acquisition process

  • Work-life balance

What Jasmine is looking for…

Jasmine is looking for a mentee who is open-minded, curious, eager to learn, and dedicated to improving their craft.

A Note from Jasmine:

“Thanks for sharing your work! I’d love to get a sense of who you are as a whole - why you write, your goals, your dreams, what you care about.”

Jasmine’s Picture Books:

Beneath the Same Round Moon, written by Jasmine Fang, illustrated by Rong Pham and Vinh Nguyen, Fall 2026

Jasmine’s upcoming picture books include an unannounced picture book to be released in 2027.

If Jasmine created a Visual Wish List, it would be made up of…

*Unless otherwise stated, the below serves as a wish list only. Each mentor is excited about the opportunity to find a manuscript they can’t stop thinking about. Please apply if you think you’d be a good fit.

Summer is for Cousins by Rajani LaRocca & Abhi Alwar

The Hike by Alison Farrell

My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero & Zeke Peña

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho & Dung Ho

Midnight Motorbike by Maureen Shay Tajsar and Ishita Jain

Oh No, the Aunts are Here by Adam Rex & Lian Cho

All the Beating Hearts by Julia Fogliano & Catia Chien

My Tree by Hope Lim & Il Sung Na

My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder

I Dream of Popo by Livia Blackburne & Julia Kuo

Wonderfully Wild by Jessica Stremer & Josee Masse

Ode to a Bad Day by Chelsea Lin Wallace & Hyewon Yum

Jasmine is a good fit for:

  • Diverse voices

  • Humor with heart

  • Adventure

  • Sports

  • Anthropomorphic characters

  • Nature or camping related

  • Whimsy or magic

  • Hard topics

  • Bilingual with Mandarin Chinese

  • Holiday

Jasmine is not a good fit for:

  • Potty humor

Who can apply to Jasmine?
Unagented Text-only authors only.