Gan Yao Ming

Who is Gan Yao Ming?

Gan Yao-Ming is a Taiwanese author from Miaoli County. He graduated from the Chinese department of Tunghai University. He earned a Master's degree in Creative Writing and English Literature from Tunghua University. Before becoming a full-time fiction writer, Gan worked as a reporter,as a middle school teacher, and as a playwright of a small theater. Widely recognized as one of the best authors of his generation, Gan has received various literary awards, including the United Daily News Literature Prize, the Lin Rong-San Literature Prize, Wu Zhuo-liu Literature Prize, and the United Daily New Novelist Prize. Several of his novels have been adapted into television series. He has also served as writer-in-residence at Providence University.