Anna Tan grew up in Malaysia, the country that is not Singapore. She writes fantasy stories and fairy tales, puts together anthologies, and helps people figure out their publishing goals at Teaspoon Publishing. She is interested in Malay/Nusantara and Chinese legends and folklore in exploring the intersections of language, culture, and faith.
Of Birthdays and Betas
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Anna Tan
Anna Tan grew up in Malaysia, the country that is not Singapore. She writes fantasy stories and fairy tales, puts together anthologies, and helps people figure out their publishing goals at Teaspoon Publishing. She is interested in Malay/Nusantara and Chinese legends and folklore in exploring the intersections of language, culture, and faith.
3 July 2026 Anthology Announcement! Come, sit beside the crackling hearth, and let us tell you a tale. We promise that what is contained within these pages is like nothing you've heard before... In The Queen Arrayed in Gold: and Other Myths and Legends, you will feel the flames of the phoenix as she rises, become enchanted by the cadence of tribal tales from the Zou people, experience a narrative retelling of Songs II and III of the Malay Epic of Bidasari, meet Bigfoot, and much more. Full of...
21 June 2026 Mid-year updates! Whoops! It's been a while since the last newsletter. Things have been pretty quiet for the last few months, so I haven't really had anything to update. I did have an idea for a sequel to the Tea Novel, so I've been working on that. I'm up to about 18K words, with an opening that I kind of like, but am having a bit of trouble figuring out the middle. As I've been saying recently, "I'm trying to write another book but it's not moving." lol At any rate, here's the...
4 March 2026 Happy Read an Ebook Week! I should probably more on the ball with all this stuff, but better late than never right? Which is why you're receiving this mid-week newsletter to say that all my ebooks are discounted over at Smashwords until 7 March! I set everything at 50% off, which means that if the original price was $0.99, it's currently free. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/natanna Clicking the link will take you directly to my profile so you don't have to search for...