Celeste Ng (/səˈlɛst ˈɪŋ/ sə-LEST ING; Chinese: 伍绮诗[1]) (born July 30, 1980[2]) is an American writer and novelist.

[6] Ng's first novel, Everything I Never Told You, released on June 26, 2014, won the Amazon Book of the Year award[3] as well as praise from critics.

Ng's short story Girls at Play won a Pushcart Prize in 2012, and was a 2015 recipient of an Alex Award.

[5] When Ng was ten years old, she moved from Pittsburgh to Shaker Heights, Ohio[5] with her parents and sister.

She then attended graduate school at University of Michigan, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts in writing, now the Helen Zell Writers' Program.

[18] Ng's second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, is set in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and follows two families, one a mother and daughter, that challenge the boundaries and culture of the town.

Ng's third novel, Our Missing Hearts, is set in a future where America has legitimized racism, particularly against those of Asian descent, and stifled free expression.

[22] In 2018, when the American government separated the children and parents of undocumented immigrant families,[23] Ng used her Twitter account to call attention to the policy.