Kiya Chang, originally from a tea farming family in Chiayi, Taiwan, now resides in Taipei. Since 2010, she has been serializing stories that chronicle Taiwan’s Formosa tea history through the perspectives of British merchant John Dodd and Chinese merchant Li Chunsheng. From 2013 to 2023, she published Formosa Oolong Tea and Take Me Out to the Ball Game. The fifth volume of Formosa Oolong Tea won the 14th Golden Comic Award for Best Comic. Her work has earned accolades, including the Japan International Manga Award Bronze in 2022. It has been adapted into a mystery-solving app and board game, showcased at major events like Angoulême and Frankfurt.