Lani Yamamoto is a writer based in Reykjavik. She studied psychology at Bryn Mawr College, and creative writing and religious philosophies at Oxford University. Her first novel, Ours and Others’, was shortlisted for the 2020 Novel Prize.

Lani is also the author/illustrator of six children’s books that have been translated into 14 languages. Her work has been nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literaure Prize, the Icelandic Literary Prize for Children’s and YA Books, and the Italian Scelte di Classe Award.