Sebastian Sim


Sebastian Sim is a Singaporean author, including of wuxia novels. He won the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize for best original and unpublished novel in the English language written by a Singaporean citizen, Singapore permanent resident or Singapore-born writer for his novel, The Riot Act.

Biography

Sebastian grew up with parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore. Prior to being a writer, he took up a variety of occupations, including being a bartender, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino.

Literary Activities

Sebastian first wrote wuxia novels in Chinese: his first series was The Heavenly Chef, written in 2004, and his second series, Tears of the Bat, was written in 2006. The novels were written under the pseudonym "Yuè Guān Míng".
Let's Give It Up For Gimme Lao! was Sebastian's first English novel. It was a finalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, shortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 - English Books Category, and shortlisted for the Singapore Book Awards 2017. His second English novel, The Riot Act, won the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.

Works

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