(born in Binh Duong Province, 1957) is an English teacher, television editor, and researcher, and was previously an executive member of the Ho Chi Minh City Writers' Association. Among the publications in a prolific career are several collections of short stories: Singing Grass (1983); A Bit of Romance in the Rain (1987); Seeing Mountains in a Dream (19 ã91); Immigrants (1995). She has also written a novel, A Peaceful Place for Birds to Sing (1987); a non-fiction account of the Chinese living in South Vietnam (1994); and several books for children: Lantern Festival (1991); The Grown-Ups (1992); Whirled in the Rain (1993), and The Secret of the Black Lizard and Me (1996); Home in the Grass (1984) was the recipient of the first prize from the Vietnam Writers' Association. Ly Lan's participation in the IWP continues a connection begun in 1996 with fiction writer Phan Thi Vang Ahn. Her participation is supported by the US Information Agency.