Albert Tam

Albert Tam, born in 1972 in Hong Kong, is a genre fiction writer who writes in the Chinese language. Tam has a degree in computer science and earned his MBA from the University of Bradford. His notable works span across various genres and have earned him many awards in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China. He is best known for his Humanoid Software series, which won the Best Saga Novel at the 1st Xingyun (Nebula) Awards in China in 2010. Currently, he resides in Hong Kong.

His debut story, Illusion and Reality, won the third prize in the Sun Ya Literature Award for Youth Adults and Children. He won the first prize with Sunset People next Year. His novel, Broken Pieces, received a special recommendation from Professor Chang Shi-kuo in the Youth Literary Science Fiction Award in 1993. In 1995, Tam created a website to host his creative works, experimenting with online publication.