Eddy Boudel Tan

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Eddy Boudel Tan
OccupationNovelist
Period2020s – present
Notable worksAfter Elias

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.

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Career

Inspired by the Germanwings Flight 9525, [2] 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. [3]

Boudel Tan was one of five writers named to the Writers' Trust of Canada's annual Rising Stars mentorship program in 2021. [4] In July he published his second novel, The Rebellious Tide. [5]

Boudel Tan, openly gay, is the son of immigrants from Brunei. [2]

Awards

YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.
2021After Elias Edmund White Award —Finalist [6]
ReLit Awards FictionNominated [7]
2022The Rebellious Tide Ferro-Grumley Award —Finalist [8]
2025The Tiger and the Cosmonaut Giller Prize —Pending [9]

Works

References

  1. ↑ Brett Josef Grubisic, "Review: Boudel Tan delivers a story that’s enticing and smile-inducing". Vancouver Sun , July 30, 2021.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Becky Toyne, "Fall books preview: Plan a reading marathon with these 68 best picks". The Globe and Mail , September 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Vicky Qiao, "5 Canadian emerging writers named Writer's Trust 2021 Rising Stars". CBC Books, May 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "21 Canadian books we can't wait to read in July". CBC Books, July 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ cpeet (2021-03-22). "Finalists Announced for 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  7. ↑ "ReLit announces 2021 winners in third week of month-long celebration - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  8. ↑ cpeet (2022-03-21). "Finalists Announced for 2022 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  9. ↑ "$100K Giller Prize announces five-title shortlist for 2025". CBC Books, October 6, 2025.
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