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Eddy Boudel Tan

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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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YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.
2021 After EliasEdmund White AwardFinalist[7]
ReLit AwardsFictionNominated[8]
2022 The Rebellious TideFerro-Grumley AwardFinalist[9]
2025 The Tiger and the CosmonautGiller PrizeFinalist[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. 1 2 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.