Wu Chun-Yao was born in Xiguo Mountain, Kinmen. At the age of twelve, he moved to Taiwan. He graduated from the Department of Finance and Accounting at Sun Yat-sen University and obtained a master's degree in Chinese Literature from Soochow University. His work "The Century of Fire and Sorrow" depicts the century-long history of Kinmen and won the Golden Tripod Award for literary creation. His novel "The Lost God" describes the origin of the wind lion god and includes the short story "The Voice of the God", which was selected for the Nine Songs Publishing House's Annual Novel Award. In 2005 and 2012, he was awarded the May Fourth Literary Award twice. He served as the editor-in-chief of "Young Lion Literature". He has published more than ten works including "The Century of Fire and Sorrow", "The Lost God", and "Twins". His picture book "Three Tree Friends" won the Third National Publishing Award and was shortlisted for the top ten of the Hong Kong Feng Zikai Children's Book Award. In 2017, "100 Blows", with each chapter titled with a single character, represents his new exploration and attempt in prose writing. In 2019, he published "Chongqing Tides", documenting the changes of the book street in Chongqing, and was shortlisted for the Taiwan Literature Golden Classic Award. His works have been selected for annual collections of novels, essays, and new poems many times. In recent years, he has returned to poetry and published poetry collections such as "Silent as Frost" and "The Clock in the Water".

In April 2025, he was invited to join the Asian Art Association Singapore (Creative Writing).

With a heart that seeks truth, goodness and beauty, pursue the realization of literature and interpersonal relationships. And with a broad mind, contribute what you think and have learned.

1994 United Literature Newcomer Novel Award, Merit Prize
1997 United Daily News Literature Award, Short Story Third Place
1997 Liang Shiqiu Literature Award, Prose Merit Prize
1997 Central Daily News Short Story Literature Award, First Prize
1998 United Daily News Flash Fiction Literature Award, Second Place
1999 Ministry of Education Prose Award, First Place
1999 China Times Short Story Literature Award, Reviewer's Award
2005 May Fourth Arts Medal (Arts Promotion)
2011 Ministry of Culture Golden Tripod Award for Literary Creation
2011 Taipei International Book Exhibition Top Ten Books Award
2012 May Fourth Arts Medal (Novel Creation)
2013 National Arts and Culture Foundation Long Fiction Creation Subsidy Award
2020 Taiwan Literature Museum Prose Golden Classic Award, Finalist