She has won one Quebec Writers' Federation Award and been a finalist seven times across four different categories.
Sze's parents are Chinese immigrants, and she grew up speaking the Hokkien dialect of Mandarin at home.
[2] She later received a Master of Arts in creative writing from Concordia University,[3] as well as a Ph.D. in English Studies from the Université de Montréal.
[2] Sze presently lives in Montreal[2] where she teaches in the English Department at Concordia University.
[7] The Globe and Mail included Quiet Night Think: Poems & Essays in their list of the best 100 books of 2022.