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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.
15 October 2026 It's the Year of the Book Launch After what felt like a slow year in 2025, it feels like everything is culminating in a MASSIVE stack of books releasing at the end of 2026. I'm going to list them out in (somewhat) chronological order, as best as I can, because my head's also starting to spin. Out of the upcoming 6 releases, 4 of them will be launched at the George Town Literary Festival, so if you're in the region, you should make it a point to attend! The fest is free, but...
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...