Low Ying Ping is the author of the Mount Emily novels, a middle-grade/young-adult fantasy series featuring time travel and friendship; and the Prophecy of the Underworld series, a set of humorous fantasy adventure books. Her first novel, Mount Emily, was shortlisted for the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2018 and Mount Emily Revisited won the Singapore Book Awards 2017 in the Middle Grade/Young Adult category. She has also written a three-volume English adaptation of the Chinese classic, Journey to the West, for children aged 7–10 years old. Her short story, ‘The Age When Magic Begins’, won second prize in the British Fantasy Society’s short story competition 2018. She holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Warwick, UK.