Eddy Boudel Tan is a Canadian writer from Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] whose 2020 debut novel After Elias was a finalist for the 2021 ReLit Award for fiction.[2]
Inspired by the Germanwings Flight 9525,[3] After Elias centres on a gay man coping with the death of his husband-to-be in a plane crash just days before their wedding.[4]
Boudel Tan was one of five writers named to the Writers' Trust of Canada's annual Rising Stars mentorship program in 2021.[5] In July he published his second novel, The Rebellious Tide.[6]
Boudel Tan, openly gay, is the son of immigrants from Brunei.[3]
References
edit- ^ Brett Josef Grubisic, "Review: Boudel Tan delivers a story that’s enticing and smile-inducing". Vancouver Sun, July 30, 2021.
- ^ Ryan Porter, "ReLit announces 2021 winners in third week of month-long celebration". Quill & Quire, April 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Gail Johnson, "Stir Q&A: Modern queer tragedy After Elias picks up the pieces after a soon-to-be-married pilot flies his plane into the sea". Stir, November 19, 2020.
- ^ Becky Toyne, "Fall books preview: Plan a reading marathon with these 68 best picks". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 2020.
- ^ Vicky Qiao, "5 Canadian emerging writers named Writer's Trust 2021 Rising Stars". CBC Books, May 5, 2021.
- ^ "21 Canadian books we can't wait to read in July". CBC Books, July 7, 2021.
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