BIO

Yulin Kuang is a screenwriter and director, whose credits include The CW’s I Ship It and Hulu’s Dollface. She was once fired from a Hallmark movie for being ‘too hip for Hallmark’ and is the adapting screenwriter of Emily Henry’s People We Meet On Vacation, as well as the writer/director of the forthcoming Beach Read film for 20th Century Studios. Yulin’s own debut novel, How to End a Love Story, has been featured on Vogue, Elle, People Magazine, NPR, and more.

She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, and is repped by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone, and Root Literary.

PRESS

“For readers who like romances threaded with operatic sorrow.” - Kirkus Book Reviews

“A contemporary romance with a passionate and grand love story, characters that leap off the page, and an original storyline.” - Library Journal, Starred Review

"She’s an innovative, creative filmmaker with a relatable, smart, girl-nerd point of view. Get to know her now, because she's about to take off." - HelloGiggles

"The URL for Yulin Kuang’s YouTube channel is 'yulinisworking,' a very fitting handle for this plucky young filmmaker, who hit the ground running out of college and shows no signs of slowing down." - IndieWire

"Kuang’s film just feels so damn refreshing." - Short of the Week, on The Perils of Growing Up Flat-Chested

THINGS COOL PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT HER WORK

“It’s like Yulin reached into my heart and brain and pulled these characters outside of my body.” - Emily Henry

"Utterly compelling…"
- Tessa Bailey

“INCREDIBLY COOL.” - Rainbow Rowell

“This is great.” - Neil Gaiman