Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2021) Winner
Remy Lai
レミー・ライ
Remy Lai
Pen Names:
Cecilia Edward（Pen name for her adult books）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Indonesia
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Indonesia → Singapore → Brisbane, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- author, illustrator
- Active Years
- 2019-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Humor Award | Pie in the Sky | — | Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators | winner |
| 2020 | Golden Kite Honor Book in Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction | Pie in the Sky | — | Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators | honor |
| 2021 | Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Literature | Fly on the Wall | — | — | joint winner |
| 2024 | Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Children's Literature | Ghost Book | — | — | winner |
Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Humor Award
2020
Work:
Pie in the Sky
Organization:
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Result:
winner
Golden Kite Honor Book in Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction
2020
Work:
Pie in the Sky
Organization:
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Result:
honor
Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Literature
2021
Work:
Fly on the Wall
Result:
joint winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Children's Literature
2024
Work:
Ghost Book
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pie in the Sky
2019 children's literatureStory of a young Chinese immigrant
Chinese immigrantsChinese Australians
Fly on the Wall
2020 children's literature
Chinese immigrantsChinese Australians
Pawcasso
2021 children's literature
Chinese immigrantsChinese Australians
Surviving the Wild, Volume 1: Star the Elephant
2022 children's literatureSurviving the Wild, Volume 2: Rainbow the Koala
2022 children's literatureSurviving the Wild, Volume 3: Sunny the Shark
children's literatureGhost Book
children's literatureBibliography
- Pie in the Sky
- Fly on the Wall
- Pawcasso
- Surviving the Wild, Volume 1: Star the Elephant
- Surviving the Wild, Volume 2: Rainbow the Koala
- Surviving the Wild, Volume 3: Sunny the Shark
- Ghost Book
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Funny/sad stories
- Recurring Motifs
- Stories of young Chinese immigrantsChinese Australians
Legacy
Known for children's books about young Chinese immigrants and Chinese Australians, winner of several literary awards.
Trivia
- Born in Indonesia, grew up in Singapore, currently lives in Brisbane, Australia.
- Uses the pen name Cecilia Edward for her adult books.