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Shen Shen i(A21382 works by) (a.k.a. Stanley Sim; Sim Shen)
Born: Established: 1967
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Malaysia,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1985
Heritage: Malaysian Chinese
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BiographyHistory

Stanley Sim arrived in Australia as a teenager in the mid-1980s. He lived in Perth, Western Australia, before moving to Adelaide in South Australia. He studied medicine at Adelaide University and worked as a general practitioner.

His first published poetry was in Friendly Street Poetry Reader 1995. He began using the pseudonym Shen in June 1996 but has continued to publish under both names. In 2002 he went on an Asialink cultural exchange visit to Vietnam to research, write and speak to literary groups.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2002 recipient Asialink Arts Exchanges Program for residency in Vietnam

Awards for Works

A Poem Only About Garlic i "When you asked me to write you", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Reader : Twenty-Five : Flow 2001; (p. 49)
2000 winner Satura Prize
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