Kirstin Chen

Kirstin Chen is a Singaporean writer.

Early life and education Chen was born and raised in Singapore. She moved to the United States at age 15 to attend boarding school, then attended Stanford University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Emerson College. and has taught on Ashland University's low-residency MFA program.

Works Chen's first novel, Soy Sauce for Beginners, the novel tells the story of a young Singaporean Chinese woman living in the United States who returns to Singapore to help the family soy sauce business.

Chen's second novel, Bury What We Cannot Take, published in 2018 by Little A/Amazon Publishing, and "best historical fiction of 2018" by BookBub.