Remy Lai is an Australian author and illustrator of

children's books A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''chi ...

and middle-grade

graphic novels A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics scholars and ...

. She was born in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

, grew up in

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

, and currently lives in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

. Her books tell stories of young Chinese immigrants and Chinese Australians. She writes under the pen name Cecilia Edward for her adult books.

Awards

* 2020 Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Humor Award for ''Pie in the Sky'' * 2020 Golden Kite Honor Book in Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction for ''Pie in the Sky'' *2021

Prime Minister's Literary Award The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming First Rudd ministry following the 2007 Australian federal election, 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts (Aust ...

for Children's Literature, joint winner for ''Fly on the Wall'' *2024

Victorian Premier's Literary Award The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. As of 2013, it is reportedly Australia's richest literary ...

for Children's Literature for ''Ghost Book''

Bibliography

* ''Pie in the Sky'' (Henry Holt, 2019) * ''Fly on the Wall'' (Henry Holt, 2020) * ''Pawcasso'' (Henry Holt, 2021) * ''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 ''

References

External links

Official website
Indonesian emigrants to Australia Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian women children's writers Australian writers of young adult literature Australian people of Chinese descent Indonesian people of Chinese descent {{Australia-writer-stub