Remy Lai

Remy Lai is an Australian author and illustrator of children's books and middle-grade graphic novels. She was born in Indonesia, grew up in Singapore, and currently lives in Brisbane.[1] Her books tell stories of young Chinese immigrants and Chinese Australians.[2] She writes under the pen name Cecilia Edward for her adult books. [3]

Awards

  • 2020 Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Humor Award for Pie in the Sky[4]
  • 2020 Golden Kite Honor Book in Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction for Pie in the Sky[4]
  • 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Literature, joint winner for Fly on the Wall[5]
  • 2023 Comic Arts Awards of Australia Silver Ledger, joint winner for Rainbow the Koala[6]
  • 2024 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Children's Literature for Ghost Book[7]
  • 2024 Comic Arts Awards of Australia Silver Ledger, joint winner for Ghost Book[6]
  • 2025 DANZ Children's Book Award for Graphic Novels for Ghost Book[6]
  • 2025 APA Book Design Awards, Best Designed Children's Fiction Book for Read At Your Own Risk[6]

Bibliography

  • Pie in the Sky (Henry Holt, 2019)[8]
  • Fly on the Wall (Henry Holt, 2020)[9]
  • Pawcasso (Henry Holt, 2021)[10]
  • Surviving the Wild, Volume 1: Star the Elephant (Henry Holt, 2022)
  • Surviving the Wild, Volume 2: Rainbow the Koala (Henry Holt, 2022)
  • Surviving the Wild, Volume 3: Sunny the Shark
  • Ghost Book (Allen & Unwin, 2023)
  • Read At Your Own Risk (Allen & Unwin, 2024)
  • Chickenpox (Allen & Unwin, 2025)

As Cecilia Edward

  • An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating (2025)

References

  1. ^ "Remy Lai". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ Smith, Vicky (11 October 2020). "Remy Lai: Writing Funny/Sad Books for Kids". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Cecilia Edward Official Author Page".
  4. ^ a b "Announcing the Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Winners". Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ "PMLA 2021 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "Remy Lai". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. ^ Heath, Nicola (1 February 2024). "Debut poet takes home $125,000 in prize money for a verse novel that almost wasn't published". ABC News. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. ^ Aguirre, Jorge (23 July 2019). "Bridging Two Cultures With Cake". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. ^ Brosgol, Vera (23 May 2020). "Going Places: An Anonymous Gossip Cartoonist With Buzz". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  10. ^ Harper, Charise Mericle (30 April 2021). "It's a Dog's Life — or Is It?". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remy_Lai