2023 Honourable Mention, Secondary Category: 'Ovidia Yu – Author and Playwright' by Sophia Adriana Tng Bte Rohaizad
This artwork depicts Ovidia Yu’s various creative works, featuring ‘The Tree Mystery’ book series (centre), ‘An Aunty Lee Mystery’ book series (bottom left) and ‘The Woman In The Tree On The Hill’ play (bottom right).
At the bottom of the piece is a book. The two gender symbols with an equal sign in between signifies Ovidia’s plays on gender roles. The top left corner showcases her past experiences dealing with medical school and financial limitations. She persevered and worked hard throughout, and became successful in the end with her popular fiction series: ‘Aunty Lee’s Delights’.
The top right corner showcases her several achievements, including writing more than 30 plays and getting 1st and 2nd in a Short Story competition and Short Play contest respectively. At the top is Ovidia herself, pouring out these wonderful stories from her imagination and ingenuity.