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. Her books tell stories of young Chinese immigrants and Chinese Australians.
Remy Lai
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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. Her books tell stories of young Chinese immigrants and Chinese Australians.
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As Cecilia Edward
• An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating (2025)
Awards
She writes under the pen name Cecilia Edward for her adult books.
• 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 for Children's Literature, joint winner for Fly on the Wall • 2023 Comic Arts Awards of Australia Silver Ledger, joint winner for Rainbow the Koala • 2024 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Children's Literature for Ghost Book • 2024 Comic Arts Awards of Australia Silver Ledger, joint winner for Ghost Book • 2025 DANZ Children's Book Award for Graphic Novels for Ghost Book • 2025 APA Book Design Awards, Best Designed Children's Fiction Book for Read At Your Own Risk
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- 1.Macmillan Publishers. Remy Lai.
- 2.Smith, Vicky. Remy Lai: Writing Funny/Sad Books for Kids. Kirkus Reviews. October 11, 2020.
- 3.Cecilia Edward Official Author Page.
- 4.Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Announcing the Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Winners. 2020.
- 5.PMLA 2021 winners announced. Books+Publishing. 2021-12-15.
- 6.The University of Queensland. Remy Lai. AustLit: Discover Australian Stories.
- 7.Heath, Nicola. Debut poet takes home $125,000 in prize money for a verse novel that almost wasn't published. ABC News. 2024-02-01.
- 8.Aguirre, Jorge. Bridging Two Cultures With Cake. New York Times. July 23, 2019.
- 9.Brosgol, Vera. Going Places: An Anonymous Gossip Cartoonist With Buzz. New York Times. May 23, 2020.
- 10.Harper, Charise Mericle. It's a Dog's Life — or Is It?. New York Times. April 30, 2021.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 9
- Aguirre, Jorge. Bridging Two Cultures With Cake. New York Times. July 23, 2019.
- Brosgol, Vera. Going Places: An Anonymous Gossip Cartoonist With Buzz. New York Times. May 23, 2020.
- Harper, Charise Mericle. It's a Dog's Life — or Is It?. New York Times. April 30, 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 (Allen & Unwin, 2023)
- Read At Your Own Risk (Allen & Unwin, 2024)
- Chickenpox (Allen & Unwin, 2025)
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