Anna Yin has won numerous prizes, including the Ted Plantos Memorial Award, 2005, IBPC First Place, 2009, Poem-a-Day Prize in Public Libraries contest of Cambridge, ON, Canadian Federation of Poets, Feature Poet, 2006, and the 2010 MARTY Award. She is a member of the Ontario Poetry Society and a Director of the Chinese Cultural Federation of North America. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Nanjing University and a Creative Writing Certificate from the University of Toronto. Her poetry has appeared in numerous magazines, including Poetry Canada, Poetry Sky, Aust Cai Hong Ying, Australia, Ivy Poetry, USA and Cha Magazine. She lives with her family and works in Mississauga, Ontario.