Thea Lim
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Thea Lim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Canadian/British |
| Period | 2007–present |
| Notable works | An Ocean of Minutes |
| Website | |
| thealim | |
Thea Lim is a Singaporean Canadian writer,[1] whose debut novel An Ocean of Minutes was named as a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[2] Born in Canada and raised mostly in Singapore,[3] Lim has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Houston.[4] She published the novella The Same Woman in 2007,[4] and An Ocean of Minutes followed in 2018.[5] She taught in the University of Toronto's Writing and Rhetoric Program, before joining the faculty of Sheridan College's Creative Writing & Publishing program.[6]
Bibliography
- The Same Woman (2007)
- An Ocean of Minutes (2018)
References
- ↑ "Thea Lim wanted to write about grief — and ended up with a time travelling love story". CBC Books, July 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Esi Edugyan, Patrick deWitt among finalists for $100,000 Giller Prize". Toronto Star, October 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Thea Lim's debut novel An Ocean of Minutes is a 'hidden autobiography' | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Thea Lim's book An Ocean of Minutes, draws on the best of old and new CanLit". Toronto Star, June 29, 2018.
- ↑ "An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim review: a timely debut novel". The Irish Times, September 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Thea Lim | Faculty Profiles | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Academics | Sheridan College". Sheridan College. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
Categories:
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- 21st-century Singaporean women writers
- 21st-century Singaporean writers
- Canadian women novelists
- Singaporean novelists
- Singaporean women novelists
- Singaporean emigrants to Canada
- University of Houston alumni
- Writers from Toronto
- Living people
- Canadian writers of Asian descent
- 1981 births