Claire Jia

Claire Jia is a writer from the suburbs of Chicago. Her debut novel Wanting (Tin House) was an NPR, Elle, Public Books and Chicago Sun-Times Best Book of 2025. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Modern Love column, The Rumpus, Reductress, and more. She writes for television and co-wrote the Peabody Award-winning video game We Are OFK. Other credits include Zombies: The Reanimated Series, Barbie Mysteries, Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, Fresh Off the Boat, and The Florist. Today, she lives in Los Angeles with her friends.

Her debut novel, Wanting, IS OUT NOW