Lan Samantha Chang (張嵐) is an Asian American writer of novels and short stories. Her works include Hunger, a novella and a collection of short stories, and Inheritance, a novel. Chang has received fellowships from Stanford (the Stegner Fellowship) and Princeton Universities. She most recently has served as the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer of Creative Writing at Harvard University. Chang received an M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa, an M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration) from Harvard University, and a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University.

Chang is currently Professor of English at the University of Iowa and Director of the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop. Chang is the first female and Asian American writer to serve as the director of the Workshop.

Chinese Americans | Chinese American writers | Women writers