Angie Cui
Author of Fantasy
based in VIC
Angie Cui (aka Yanting Cui崔彦婷) is a Melbourne-based author with a love for children’s literature.
Her articles have been circulated in publications such as ABC Everyday, SBS Voices, SBS Food, The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, Kidspot, Body & Soul, 9Honey and CPA Magazine INTHEBLACK. Additionally, she has two picture books set to be published in 2025 by University of Queensland Press and Rhiza Press, one of which has already received two translation offers from Europe and Asia.
Born in Harbin, China, Angie moved to Australia at 18 to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) at Deakin University, eventually working in banking. Her career path took a creative turn when she became the office manager for the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) VIC Branch, where she promotes reading among children and young adults. She’s also a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), Writers Victoria and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). She currently lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children. She calls her family the “ABC family” – four people, three cultures – Australian Bangladeshi and Chinese (her kids are Australian-born, and her husband is originally from Bangladesh).
She loves the rich culture of her family’s languages and enjoys using them to tell stories. She likes to play with words, twist letter sounds and write about lifestyle, languages, food, and cultural parenting. She wants children from diverse backgrounds to see themselves in the stories they read.
