Eddy Boudel Tan

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.

Career

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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]

His novel, The Tiger and the Cosmonaut, was shortlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize.[6]

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

Awards

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Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2021 After Elias Edmund White Award Finalist [7]
ReLit Awards Fiction Nominated [8]
2022 The Rebellious Tide Ferro-Grumley Award Finalist [9]
2025 The Tiger and the Cosmonaut Giller Prize Finalist [10]

Works

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  • After Elias (2020)
  • The Rebellious Tide (2021)
  • The Tiger and the Cosmonaut (2025)

References

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  1. ^ Brett Josef Grubisic, "Review: Boudel Tan delivers a story that’s enticing and smile-inducing". Vancouver Sun, July 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Gail Johnson (November 19, 2020). "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.
  3. ^ Toyne, Becky (September 18, 2020). "Fall books preview: Plan a reading marathon with these 68 best picks". The Globe and Mail.
  4. ^ Qiao, Vicky (May 5, 2021). "5 Canadian emerging writers named Writer's Trust 2021 Rising Stars"". CBC Books.
  5. ^ "21 Canadian books we can't wait to read in July". CBC Books. July 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "$100K Giller Prize announces five-title shortlist for 2025". CBC Books. October 6, 2025.
  7. ^ cpeet (2021-03-22). "Finalists Announced for 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ cpeet (2022-03-21). "Finalists Announced for 2022 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  10. ^ "$100K Giller Prize announces five-title shortlist for 2025". CBC Books, October 6, 2025.