Leo received a Publishers Prize for Ah … The Fragrance of Durians & Other Stories in 1993, a (Singapore) National Book Department Council Book Awards for works in English in 1994 for The Sins of the Father[1] and Singapore Literature Prize commendation in 1995 for Wives, Lovers and Other Women.
[2] He is also the author of Different Strokes, a novel published in 1993 on two AIDS victims and a reporter who interviews them.
Some of David's short stories have won prizes in writing competitions in Singapore.
He also writes poetry; some of his poems have appeared in various publications including Singa, Focus, Breakthrough, Project Alpha Silver, and an anthology of 20th Century Poets published in the UK Leo works as an Assistant General Manager at the Singapore Airport Terminal Services.
Through a character of a reporter named Keith, the novel explores the life of two AIDS victims, and describes their suffering and the dilemmas they face in the course of their illness.