Thea Lim

{{short description|Singaporean Canadian writer (born 1981)}}

{{Infobox writer

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario

| occupation = Writer

| period = 2007–present

| nationality = Canadian/British

| notableworks = An Ocean of Minutes

| website = {{URL|http://thealim.org}}

}}

Thea Lim is a Singaporean Canadian writer,[https://www.cbc.ca/books/thea-lim-wanted-to-write-about-grief-and-ended-up-with-a-time-travelling-love-story-1.4737035 "Thea Lim wanted to write about grief — and ended up with a time travelling love story"]. CBC Books, July 12, 2018. whose debut novel An Ocean of Minutes was named as a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/10/01/esi-edugyan-patrick-dewitt-among-finalists-for-100000-giller-prize.html "Esi Edugyan, Patrick deWitt among finalists for $100,000 Giller Prize"]. Toronto Star, October 1, 2018.

Born in Canada and raised mostly in Singapore,{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/wednesday-july-4-2018-jean-marc-vall%C3%A9e-terra-lightfoot-and-more-1.4732238/thea-lim-s-debut-novel-an-ocean-of-minutes-is-a-hidden-autobiography-1.4732297|title=Thea Lim's debut novel An Ocean of Minutes is a 'hidden autobiography' {{!}} CBC Radio|work=CBC|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US}} Lim has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Houston.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/reviews/2018/06/29/thea-lims-book-an-ocean-of-minutes-draws-on-the-best-of-old-and-new-canlit.html "Thea Lim's book An Ocean of Minutes, draws on the best of old and new CanLit"]. Toronto Star, June 29, 2018. She published the novella The Same Woman in 2007, and An Ocean of Minutes followed in 2018.[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/an-ocean-of-minutes-by-thea-lim-review-a-timely-debut-novel-1.3524089 "An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim review: a timely debut novel"]. The Irish Times, September 17, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sheridancollege.ca/academics/faculties/humanities-and-social-sciences/faculty-profiles/thea-lim|title=Thea Lim {{!}} Faculty Profiles {{!}} Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences {{!}} Academics {{!}} Sheridan College|website=Sheridan College|language=en-CA|access-date=2018-10-02}}