In 2020, before Dial A for Aunties was even published, the film rights were bought by Netflix as a result of a bidding war. The novel, which is a blend of romantic comedy and murder mystery, features Chinese-Indonesian culture through the lens of a girl and her four aunts. For this book, Sutanto became the first writer of color to win the United Kingdom's Comedy Women in Print Prize. In 2021, Sutanto published her hit novel, Dial A for Aunties. As of 2022, she has published six books for readers of all ages.
Sutanto received her MFA in creative writing from Oxford University in 2009 and has been writing ever since. She currently lives in Jakarta with her husband, who is English, and their two children. She speaks Mandarin, Indonesian, and English with her family.
Sutanto grew up in a Chinese-Indonesian family, living in Singapore, Indonesia, and Oxford. She is most famous for her novel Dial A for Aunties, which won the 2021 Comedy Women in Print Prize and has been optioned for a film by Netflix. As of 2022, she has published six novels for adults, young adults, and middle grade readers. Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Oxford University (2009)
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