Born in Seoul, South Korea, Jimin Han grew up in Providence, Rhode Island; Dayton, Ohio; and Jamestown, New York. Her work has been supported by the New York State Council on the Arts. Her second novel, The Apology, was a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick; named a best book of the summer by the LA Times, Vanity Fair, Shondaland, Apple Books and more; and a Most Anticipated book by Literary Hub, The Millions, and San Francisco Chronicle. She is also the author of A Small Revolution. Additional writing of hers can be found at American Public Media's Weekend America, Poets & Writers, and other media outlets. She teaches at The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, Pace University, and community writing centers. 

Website: jiminhan.net

Publications

• The Minari of My Memory , Catapult Magazine (May 6, 2021)
• For My Father, Every Time is Wartime , Catapult Magazine (July 2, 2019)
• A Small Revolution , Little A Books (May 1, 2017)
• New Placid , Platypus Press (September 1, 2018)
• Rethinking the Creative Writing Workshop , Pleiades Blog (June 1, 2015)
• Eemoboo , KoreanAmericanStory (October 23, 2012)

Employment

• Adjunct at Sarah Lawrence College Writing Institute (September 2004 - )
• Adjunct at Pace University (September 2019 - )

Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University (May 1988)
• Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College (May 1998)

Genres of Interest

Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Playwriting, Poetry