Home > PEN World Voices > Li Yiyun Li Yiyun Li was born in Beijing in 1972. She came to the United States to study medical science in 1996 and began to publish in English in 2003. She is the author of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, which won the inaugural Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. WORLD VOICES EVENTS Thursday, April 27 at 2:00 Exiles in America Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 Mixed Media: Writers on Their Languages Friday, April 28 at 12:00 Reading: Chris Abani, Rodrigo Fresán, Yiyun Li, and Frederic Tuten Saturday, April 29 at 7:00 A Believer Nighttime Event Li Online www.yiyunli.com Read Li's comments on the World Voices Festival on POV's Borders. >>More Washington Post: "Writer Yiyun Li's Petition for Residency Denied on Appeal" >> More "The Princess of Nebraska" in Ploughshares. >>More "What Has That to Do With Me?" in Gettysburg Review. >>More Li had to prove her "extraordinary ability" to USCIS in order to gain American citizenship. >>More Review of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. >>More Home | Site Map | Copyright / Privacy Policy | Contact Us © 2004-2012 PEN American Center. All rights reserved.