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Anna Tan

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in Penang, Malaysia

September 24

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Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction

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Anna Tan grew up in Malaysia, the country that is not Singapore. She writes fantastical stories and fairy tales, and has short stories included in various anthologies. She helps people publish books at Teaspoon Publishing, which includes yelling at HTML for epub reasons. She is also the editor of NutMag, an annual zine published for and by MYWriters Penang.

Anna has an MA in Creative Writing: The Novel under a Chevening scholarship and is the current President of the Malaysian Writers Society. She is interested in Malay/Nusantara and Chinese legends and folklore in exploring the intersection of language, culture, and faith. She can be found tweeting as @natzers and forgetting to update annatsp.com.

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	Love in Penang by Anna Tan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Zen Cho (Goodreads Author), Shivani Sivagurunathan 3.64 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Making of a Jurusihir 3.97 avg rating — 87 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amok (Absolution, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 56 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spoonful of Malaysian Magic: An Anthology by Anna Tan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Collin Yeoh (Goodreads Author), Hamizah Adzmi 3.67 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coexist 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of the Hostage Prince (Absolution, #1.5) 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Winds Blow Cold (North, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Absolution (Absolution, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Groan: A NutMag Anthology by Anna Tan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anis Rozalina Ramli, Celine Wu 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dongeng 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Book review: The Light Between Us | Elaine Chiew

The Light Between Us by Elaine Chiew

As books go, I went in to this warily because I tend not to like WW2 (and adjacent) stories. But I also wanted to read this to support a SEA writer! So ok la #cubatry.

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Absolution (2 books)
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Anna Tan (Goodreads Author)

4.15 avg rating — 96 ratings

North (4 books)
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Anna Tan (Goodreads Author)

4.33 avg rating — 33 ratings

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A River from the Sky (Natural Engines, #2)

by Ai Jiang (Goodreads Author)

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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

by Kelly Hayes

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Story Trumps Structure: How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules

by Steven James (Goodreads Author)

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Anna’s Quotes

“When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.”
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“And what would humans be without love?"
RARE, said Death.”
― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery

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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

tags: reading, writing

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“I tell you, commander, it's true that some of the most terrible things in the world are done by people who think, genuinely think, that they're doing it for the best, especially if there is some god involved.”
― Terry Pratchett, Snuff

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“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
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