Corrinne Yu is a Cantonese female fiction author born in Kowloon, where English is her second language. She has lived in Kowloon for almost twenty years. She was a Vice President of Engineering and has performed nuclear physics experiments at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Kotaku and Wikipedia recognize her as one of the most influential women in video game development. She has worked on video games like The Last of Us, Uncharted, Halo, and Borderlands. WHEN MOTHS SWALLOW THE SUN has editors interest and its full manuscript is under consideration by multiple agencies. It is one of 8 finalist in the 2025 PNWA writing contest.