Mary Jean Chan

Mary Jean Chan
Born1990 (age 33–34)[1]
Hong Kong
OccupationPoet, lecturer, editor, critic
EducationRoyal Holloway
University of Oxford
Swarthmore College
GenrePoetry
Notable worksFlèche
Notable awardsCosta Book Awards
Eric Gregory Award
Website
www.maryjeanchan.com

Mary Jean Chan is a Hong Kong-Chinese poet, lecturer, editor and critic whose debut poetry collection, Flèche, won the 2019 Costa Book Award for Poetry. Chan's second book, Bright Fear, was published by Faber & Faber in 2023. In 2023, Chan served as a judge for the Booker Prize.

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