Carmen Chan Carstoryworld
Author of Children’s and Teen Fiction
About the Author
Carmen Chan (車人) is a Hong Kong author of children’s and young adult fiction. She has published 23 books, including solo and collaborative works, with publishers such as Sun Ya Publications, Sunbeam Publications (H.K.) Limited and Ming Pao Education Publications.
Her stories span fantasy, school life and romance, exploring friendship, courage and growing up. Her work includes the Star Magic Girl, Dreams Come True and Leap of Youth series, as well as titles in the Hong Kong Writers Showcase series.
Her first romance novel, Falling for You, Leaving Me Behind, published in 2008, was selected for the 7th Hong Kong Education City “Top Ten Book Picks”. Several of her subsequent works have been nominated for the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature or included among the candidates for the Hong Kong Book Prize and the Secondary School Students’ Best Ten Books election.
Carmen began sharing her work online in 2005 as a regular columnist for a youth creative writing website. Her column, “No. 8 Tai Po Road”, explored love and relationships in the city. From 2006, she collaborated with fellow online writers on several novels.
Alongside her writing, Carmen connects with readers through school talks, reading sessions and writing workshops. She has delivered talks for HKCZONE and Ming Pao’s Young Writers Training Programme. From 2015 to 2024, she served as a Reading Ambassador for the Heifer–HSBC Read to Feed programme for ten consecutive years.
She also writes in English, sharing her love of storytelling with a wider audience through the Tom & Mia fantasy adventure series.
2024 · Waiting for You in Tong Fuk Village
Selected for the “Soaring Creativity – Hong Kong Pavilion” at the Frankfurt Book Fair, themed “Hong Kong: Our Narrative”. Jointly organised by Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited and The Hong Kong Printers Association, with sponsorship from the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency.
2021 · The Battle of Destiny
Ranked No. 4 on the MyBookOne bestseller chart, a bookselling platform within Hong Kong’s Sino United Publishing group.
2020 · Trial of Friendship
Ranked No. 7 on Sino United Publishing’s Hong Kong bestseller chart for Chinese-language literature in March 2020.
Ranked No. 7 on the SUP Publishing Logistics (HK) bestseller chart.
2019 · The Magic of the Starlight Gem
Ranked No. 3 on the annual bestseller chart of Sun Ya Publications and Sunbeam Publications in the Children’s Literature and Fiction category for upper primary readers and above.
Recommended reading for the upper primary illustration and writing categories of the Hong Kong Original Works section in Sun Ya Publications’ Creative Reading and Writing Competition for Primary School Students.
2019 · Reborn to Love You
Nominated for the 2nd Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards.
2018 · Reborn to Love You
Nominated for the 11th Hong Kong Book Prize.
2017 · I Don’t Want to Be Alone Anymore
Nominated for the 14th Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature.
2016 · The Michelin Challenge
Nominated for the 13th Primary School Book Awards and the 9th Hong Kong Book Prize.
2015 · A Meeting in the Café and The Gamer’s Journey
Both candidates for the 8th Hong Kong Book Prize.
2014 · A Meeting in the Café
Nominated for the 12th Top Ten Book Picks.
2013 · Green Days
Nominated for the 12th Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature.
Nominated for the 25th Secondary Students’ Best Ten Books Election.
Nominated for the 6th Hong Kong Book Prize.
2009 · Falling for You, Leaving Me Behind
Winner of the 7th Top Ten Book Picks, organised by Hong Kong Education City.
2006 · Love Online
Ranked first for sample reading on Hong Kong Education City that year.
Selected Honours and Recognition
Media Interviews & Features
July 2023
“Through Time and into the Future”
Ming Pao — Hong Kong Book Fair feature series
October 2021
“Finding Inspiration in Everyday Life: How Stories Take Shape”
Ming Pao — Young Writers’ Training Programme
November 2019
“‘Finishing a Book Always Brings Me Joy’”
開卷助人 — Meet the Authors
November 2015
“Our School Days”
Sing Tao Daily — S-File
May 2014
“Balancing Motherhood and Writing”
Ming Pao — Century supplement
August 2011
“Literature Online”
The Sun
October 2007
“Sparks of Connection”
July 2007
“Fading Memories”
July 2007
“Before the First Bite: Five Authors Explore the Mysteries of Mushrooms”
December 2006
“Racing Along Tai Po Road”
World Book Day Recommendations
External links
Facebook—Carstoryworlds
Sun Ya Publications (HK) Ltd. – Carmen's Writings Page
