Photo: Lucy Doan

Mai Nguyen is the author of Sunshine Nails (Atria Books and Simon & Schuster Canada).

Her non-fiction writing has appeared in Wired, Washington Post, Marie Claire, Maclean’s, Toronto Star, and more. She has been nominated for a National Magazine Award twice and holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University.

Born in Winnipeg and raised in Halifax, Mai currently lives in Toronto.

P.S. It’s pronounced like My Nwin.