Sydney Khoo Sydney Khoo i(16882953 works by)
Born: Established: New South Wales, ;
Gender: Non-binary
Heritage: Malaysian Chinese
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BiographyHistory

sydney khoo is a New South Wales writer of speculative fiction.

In 2019, sydney was one of several emerging writers to receive the inaugural Write It! Fellowship offered by Penguin Random House.

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  • sydney khoo's preferred nomenclature is lower case lettering in their name.

Personal Awards

2023 winner Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction for '返屋企 [faan uk kei]'.
2019 recipient Write It! Fellowship for unpublished manuscript 'The Spider and Her Demons'.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Spider and Her Demons Melbourne : Puffin , 2023 26225360 2023 single work novel young adult fantasy

'Between Chinatown and the glittering lights of the harbour, prowl demons and witches - hiding in plain sight, wielding powers beyond imagining.

'Moving and funny by turns, this is a story about what it take to make peace with your demons - literal or otherwise. An urban fantasy take on growing up feeling pressure to make others proud, even if means betraying your true self, feeling like your authentic self is trapped inside your body, and being a second-generation immigrant, struggling to find a sense of belonging.

'After waiting tables at the dumpling shop and dealing with her aunt's big expectations, Zhi just wants to find time for her friends, get through high school . . . and make sure no one finds out she's half spider demon. But then she accidentally kills and eats a man in front of Dior Panne-Nix, the most popular girl in school . . .

'And she's about to find out she's not the scariest thing hiding in the shadows.' (Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted Readings Prizes The Readings Young Adult Book Prize
2024 winner Queensland Literary Awards Griffith University Young Adult Book Award
2023 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Young Adult Division Novel
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