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

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

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.

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