She attended Methodist Girls' School, where her mother taught, and developed a love for reading and writing at an early age.
She originally attended the National University of Singapore in pursuit of a medical degree, but soon dropped out to pursue literature instead.
Before publishing any books, she had earned a living by writing scripts for corporate training videos and translating manuals for machinery.
[5] Ovidia Yu is known for using humour and unique characters throughout her writing to explore changing roles and identities throughout society, especially for women.
[5] Yu’s historical “Crown Colony” mystery series has been optioned for TV by Poisson Rouge Pictures.