Sylvia Chen

Born and raised in Queens, New York, Sylvia is an Asian American children’s book author, with her debut picture book TRICKY CHOPSTICKS recently published in March 2024 (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster) and forthcoming picture book SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story slated for publication in December 2025 (Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House). As a former science fair competitor, Juilliard Pre-College piano alumni, statistics major at Columbia University, and avid researcher for both lab and market needs, her goal now is to craft picture books that spark kids’ interest in STEAM and creative thinking. She often stays up late into the night puzzling away with wordplay and working on quirky ideas. Sylvia is represented by Alyssa Eisner Henkin of Birch Path Literary. Visit her at sylviaichen dot com or on Twitter and Instagram (@SylviaiChen).