Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
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Edition 0 (2015) Winner
Jenny Han
ジェニー・ハン
Jenny Han
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980-09-03 （Richmond, Virginia, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Screenwriter, Executive producer, Showrunner
- Active Years
- 2006-
- Nominations
- XO, Kitty season 1 nominated for an Emmy in the teen series category (year unspecified)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies | — | — | — | 1994–1998 | United States |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| The New School | — | Creative Writing (MFA) | MFA | — | United States |
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies
Period:
1994–1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
United States
Graduated high school in 1998
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Attendance confirmed; graduation year not specified in source
The New School
Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
United States
Received an MFA in creative writing in 2006
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Young Adult) | P.S. I Still Love You | Young Adult | Asian/Pacific American Library Association (APALA) | Winner |
| 2023 | Variety: Top 50 TV Producers of the Year | — | — | Variety | Honoree |
| 2023 | Adweek Creative 100 | — | — | Adweek | Honoree |
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Young Adult)
2016
Work:
P.S. I Still Love You
Category:
Young Adult
Organization:
Asian/Pacific American Library Association (APALA)
Result:
Winner
Variety: Top 50 TV Producers of the Year
2023
Organization:
Variety
Result:
Honoree
Adweek Creative 100
2023
Organization:
Adweek
Result:
Honoree
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shug
2006 Children's novelA children's novel about twelve-year-old Annemarie Wilcox navigating junior high.
Coming of ageFriendshipAdolescence
The Summer I Turned Pretty (trilogy)
2009 Young adult fiction (romance)A coming-of-age YA trilogy following Belly Conklin as she navigates summers, family and a complicated love triangle.
SummerComing of ageFamilyRomance
Adaptations
- [TV series] The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (trilogy)
2014 Young adult fiction (romance)Follows Lara Jean Song Covey after the private letters she wrote to past crushes are mailed, upending her life.
FamilyRomanceSelf-discovery
Adaptations
- [Film] To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
- [Film] To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)
- [Film] To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)
- [TV (spin-off)] XO, Kitty (2023)
Burn for Burn (trilogy)
2012 Young adult (revenge, romance, paranormal elements)A trilogy about three high school girls seeking revenge in an island town, with romance and paranormal elements.
RevengeFriendshipSecrets
Bibliography
- Shug (2006)
- The Summer I Turned Pretty (2009)
- It's Not Summer Without You (2010)
- We'll Always Have Summer (2011)
- Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream (2011)
- Burn for Burn (2012)
- Fire with Fire (2013)
- Ashes to Ashes (2014)
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2014)
- P.S. I Still Love You (2015)
- Always and Forever, Lara Jean (2017)
- My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories (contributor) (2014)
Adaptations
- To All the Boys film series (Netflix)
- The Summer I Turned Pretty (TV series, Amazon Prime)
- XO, Kitty (Netflix, spin-off)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- First-person, young-person-centered narrationRealistic style that sensitively depicts emotional nuances
- Recurring Motifs
- SummerFamily dynamicsRomance and love trianglesGrowing up and self-discovery
Legacy
Produced multiple YA bestsellers adapted to film and television, earning cross-generational popularity. As a producer and showrunner she has contributed to the mainstreaming and diversification of YA storytelling.
In Popular Culture
- The To All the Boys film series and The Summer I Turned Pretty TV show influenced teen/popular culture
Trivia
- Many of her novels have been adapted into films or TV series.
- She makes a cameo in the film adaptation of To All the Boys I've Loved Before.
- Launched production company 'Jenny Kissed Me' in 2022 after signing a multi-year deal with Amazon Prime Video.