Thea Lim

Thea Lim
Born	1981 (age 43–44) Toronto, Ontario
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Canadian/British
Period	2007–present
Notable works	An Ocean of Minutes
Website
thealim.org

Thea Lim is a Singaporean Canadian writer, ^[1] whose debut novel An Ocean of Minutes was named as a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize. ^[2]

Born in Canada and raised mostly in Singapore, ^[3] Lim has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Houston. ^[4] She published the novella The Same Woman in 2007, ^[4] and An Ocean of Minutes followed in 2018. ^[5] She taught in the University of Toronto's Writing and Rhetoric Program, before joining the faculty of Sheridan College's Creative Writing & Publishing program. ^[6]

Lim is the Edna Staebler Writer-in-Residence for 2025, at Wilfred Laurier University. ^[7]

Bibliography

• The Same Woman (2007)
• An Ocean of Minutes (2018)

References

1. "Thea Lim wanted to write about grief — and ended up with a time travelling love story". CBC Books, July 12, 2018.
2. "Esi Edugyan, Patrick deWitt among finalists for $100,000 Giller Prize". Toronto Star , October 1, 2018.
3. "Thea Lim's debut novel An Ocean of Minutes is a 'hidden autobiography' | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
4. "Thea Lim's book An Ocean of Minutes, draws on the best of old and new CanLit". Toronto Star , June 29, 2018.
5. "An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim review: a timely debut novel". The Irish Times , September 17, 2018.
6. "Thea Lim | Faculty Profiles | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Academics | Sheridan College". Sheridan College. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
7. "Thea Lim is the 'story doctor' as Wilfrid Laurier University's Edna Staebler writer-in-residence | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 2025-09-05.