Tsering Yangzom Lama

Tsering Yangzom Lama is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. Her debut novel, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies (2022), was named a New York Times Book Review Summer Read Pick and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, along with other literary honours and prizes. Translated into French, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Tibetan, the novel explores the lifeworlds of Tibetan exiles in the aftermath of China’s invasion. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing and international relations from The University of British Columbia and a Master of Fine Arts in writing from Columbia University. She is based in Vancouver, Canada.