Location Los Angeles, California, United States Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Female
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Ellen Yang is the founder and principal strategist of Punctuation PR, a strategic publicity and marketing agency serving authors, academics, journalists, and public thinkers. She is known for her expertise in book marketing, author branding, media outreach, and digital platform growth. At Punctuation PR, she leads long-term visibility campaigns for
nonfiction writers, literary authors, and researchers—helping clients build audiences across channels from debut book launches to Substack growth.
A graduate of Stanford University with dual honors degrees in English and Linguistics, Yang brings over a decade of experience in communications, including work on national public service campaigns, startup brand strategy, and literary publicity. Her clients have been featured in outlets such as The Washington Post, TIME, Slate, Publisher’s Weekly, and Wired, and have published with houses like Penguin Random House and Graywolf Press. She has worked with scholars and creatives from institutions including Stanford, Columbia, and Oxford.
Yang is a frequent speaker on the evolving media landscape, author visibility, and the future of literary marketing. She is also an advocate for stronger literature programs in public schools and expanded access to reading and writing education.
