Kelly Yang (born August 29, 1984) is an Asian American writer and author of young adult and children's literature.

She won the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature of her novel, Front Desk and the 2018 Parents’ Choice Gold Medal for Fiction for her book Front Desk, a book based on her experiences as a 10-year-old working at her family's motel business.

[1] Kelly Yang was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to the United States with her family when she was young.

She skipped several grades and attended University of California, Berkeley at the age of 13 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science.

[3] Yang's first book, Front Desk, published in 2018, is for children and is based on her experience helping her parents manage motels while growing up.