Rachel Yun is a junior at Yale University, majoring in English with a Creative Writing Concentration, and Film & Media Studies.

Rachel has been practicing creative writing since elementary school, in the form of half-baked ideas written into dollar store spiral notebooks. Her short-form narrative works are available on Instagram @pyrlight.

She is currently developing a speculative fiction novella titled "Capgras Elementary," under the advisement of award-winning novelist and
Yale professor Marie-Helene Bertino.

Previously, Rachel was the first writer and head-producer for the psychological thriller feature film 'Lux et Veritas,' directed by Daphne Joyce Wu ('26).
The film is projected to be released mid- to late-2026. For more information, see @luxetveritasfilm on Instagram.

Her creative inspirations include: Han Kang (Greek Lessons, The Vegetarian), Kazuo Ishiguro (Never Let Me Go), and Hirokazu Kore-eda (Monster, 2023).