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Eliza Chan@elizachanwrites.bsky.social |
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🏴 Fantasy & Weird Fiction🖋️ Debut novel FATHOMFOLK out now from Orbit 📚BFA nominated short fic🦊 she/her rep Alex Cochran
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Eliza Chan
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The follow up to Fathomfolk, book 2 in The Drowned World duology is called... TIDEBORN.🌊 Out March 2025, it is eligible for pre-order in the B&N preorder sale now on. Use code PREORDER25
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Eliza Chan
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People who take virtual meetings on their laptop in coffee shops... on loudspeaker. Just no.
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Eliza Chan
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Tickets here
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Eliza Chan
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I'll be in Waterstones Glasgow Sauchiehall St to celebrate the release of The Night Ends with Fire with authors KX Song & Andrea Stewart on Thu 8th Aug.
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Eliza Chan
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"the act of cursing one’s enemies is carried out mostly by older women in a gloomy underpass, using an old shoe to beat a name written on paper." Learn more about why I chose to write about the obscure folk tradition of villain hitting for Nova Scotia 2.
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Emma (Em) Sterner-Radley
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Are you in the mood for hearing a group of northern fantasy writers talk all things books and magic? Then join me, @elizachanwrites.bsky.social , @sarahbrooks.bsky.social , @gen-dimova.bsky.social and @franceswrites.bsky.social in Manchester this August! Tickets: waterstones.com/events/norther…
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British Fantasy Society
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Time is running out to vote in the British Fantasy Awards! The form closes tomorrow, Saturday 29 June, so don't dilly-dally any longer: head over to britishfantasysociety.org/vote-now-in-... to get details on how to vote, and who's eligible to have their say, then get those shortlists chosen.
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M H Ayinde
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It’s here! 🥹 The cover of my debut novel A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST, the first in an epic fantasy trilogy coming next April from Orbit Books UK! Gorgeous cover art by Richard Anderson!
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It's Strange Up North
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We would like to give such a huge thank you to everyone who attended last night's event! It was an incredible night and we are astounded by the support we received! To all the attendees, the incredible authors, the wonderful Waterstones staff, thank you and we love you all
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Eliza Chan
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Same! It felt like such a balm. I read it at a timely moment as well, reflecting on resilience and artistry and audience post-debut. I need to read more of his recent shorts.
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Eliza Chan
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Late to this, I know, but stumbled on this Ken Liu short story from last year. It perfectly sums up what it is to be an artist, to express something that is almost impossible to express, to be seen and unseen. IMO required reading for all artists.
reactormag.com/the-passing-...
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R.S.A. Garcia (she/her)
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IT'S COVER REVEAL DAY!!
Behold THE NIGHTWARD (click to expand)!
A coup steals her throne. It will take more than magic to make her Queen.
The Nightward opens Oct 15! Pre-orders are up everywhere.
www.amazon.com/Nightward-Bo...
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Emma (Em) Sterner-Radley
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What are you doing on the 15th June? Coming to @strangeupnorth.bsky.social to hang out with writers & readers of fantasy & sci-fi? If so, I hope you’ve booked your ticket! Don’t miss out on nibbles, drinks, goodie bags, a quiz, a prize draw & all the book chat!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/its-strang...
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It's Strange Up North
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Today we have the incredible Eliza Chan! Eliza's debut, Fathomfolk, is a fantastic tale full of sirens, sea witches, kelpies and kappas set amongst a semi-flooded city!
@elizachanwrites.bsky.social
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Emma (Em) Sterner-Radley
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Thanks to @elizachanwrites.bsky.social , @franceswrites.bsky.social , and @sarahbrooks.bsky.social for my mini book launch yesterday with brunch and ice cream. And for coming out to sign books with me!
Also, thanks to the staff of the two @waterstones.bsky.social in Manchester for the warm welcome!
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Devan Barlow
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Really liking @elizachanwrites.bsky.social 's Fathomfolk -- a perfect read for MerMay!
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Eliza Chan
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❤️
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Cymera Festival
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🗨️ The Sunlit Lands with Eliza Chan & Natasha Pulley
📅 Saturday, 1 June at 1.30pm
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Reserve your tickets and find the full #Cymera2024 programme on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera2024-e...
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Indrapramit Das
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ICYMI, my mythic realist novella about a boy growing up in 90s/00s Calcutta, in a family he realises may be refugees from another reality, in an old house in Bowbazar that may be a dragons' nest, which hosts a secretive social club that may serve the flesh of serpents divine.
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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe
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FATHOMFOLK author @elizachanwrites.bsky.social wrote about the appeal of retellings and why she chose to rework a familiar fairy tale and different mythologies into her novel in "Into the Retelling-Verse."
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/04/wome...
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Writeopolis
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Writeopolis returns tomorrow with the fabulous Eliza Chan! Sirens and sea witches and kappas, oh my! Along with flooded cities, East Asian and Southeast Asian influences, Scottish Folklore and maybe hopping vampires!
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Eliza Chan
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They are also some of the most welcoming people I know, and my first writer friends and community all came from the world of short fiction! Have a read and pick up an issue if you are interested. 5/5
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Eliza Chan
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It isn't a secret that I've spent two decades before my novel debut this year writing short stories. Indie magazines and anthologies are the life blood of SFF in short fiction, often at the cutting edge of the genre and running mostly on enthusiasm and passion. 4/5
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Eliza Chan
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Entirely on brand, I know, but shorter and darker than my novel by far. I love short fiction for playing around with forms and styles and will hopefully continue to write a few short stories alongside novels going forward! 3/5
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Eliza Chan
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It starts with #1 here www.fantasybooknerd.com/.../sf-magaz....
My short story "Lustre Mining" was published in #7 of ParSec and is a dark fantasy/ horror adjacent story about mining and immigrants in the North of England. 2/5
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Eliza Chan
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PS Publishing are running a blog tour on their SFF magazine ParSec, edited by Ian Whates Each review also includes a discount code for 25% off ParSec issues #1 - #9. Just copy and paste the discount code at the checkout and download for £4.49 each. 1/5
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Eliza Chan
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I love this premise for an interview: an insight into my bookcase, past, present and future!
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Page One
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This week we dive into the fantastic with @elizachanwrites.bsky.social! From short stories to her Sunday Times #1 hit FATHOMFOLK, we explore myth, representation, and even hopping vampires 🧛♀️. Plus, how social media can sometimes (maybe) be useful!
Listen now: linktr.ee/ukpageone
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Shona Kinsella
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Just wept through the final few chapters of Fathomfolk by @elizachanwrites.bsky.social. Beautiful writing and a thrilling story. Can’t wait for the next book
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Eliza Chan
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Shona! Thank you for the high praise indeed. Also sorry not sorry about the crying. 😅 Can't wait to catch up at Cymera. 🥰
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John Wiswell
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It's Asexual Awareness Day! Well I'm still as ace as ever. This week I published my first ever novel, which explores a ton of themes of realizing you're ace when the world never taught you it was a possibility.
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Cymera Festival
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📢 Welcome to #Cymera2024 – Our 2024 Programme is LIVE NOW 📢
Head to our website to find an exciting roster of 50+ science fiction, fantasy and horror writing events. We're thrilled to be welcoming over 70 fantastic authors to #Cymera2024 🖊️
cymerafestival.co.uk
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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe
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"We know the story, and yet we are drawn to its retellings precisely BECAUSE we know the story."
@elizachanwrites.bsky.social on Spider-Man, mythology and folklore, fairy tales, and her novel FATHOMFOLK in "Into the Retelling-Verse."
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Eliza Chan
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My guest post for @fantasycafe.bsky.social is up. Had fun pondering why we are all suckers for retellings. Again again!
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Aidan Doyle
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@elizachanwrites.bsky.social 's Fathomfolk out on display at Melbourne Central.
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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe
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The thirteenth annual Women in SF&F Month at Fantasy Cafe starts tomorrow! The first week features guest posts by @samtasticbooks.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com and @elizachanwrites.bsky.social!
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2024/03/intr...
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Eliza Chan
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Oh WOAH, thank you that's such a compliment 😍
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Eliza Chan
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My thanks to my amazing editor Jenni Hill, agent Alex Cochran, the rest of Team Orbit and of course Illumicrate for championing this book throughout. To my family and friends that have put up with my one track conversation topics for the past two years... Yeah sorry, that's going to continue.
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Eliza Chan
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Fathomfolk is the messy mash-up book of my diaspora heart, (no-one put modern ESEAn city w little mermaid & water mythology vibes on their MSWL) which would not have got here without the support of an amazing team.
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Eliza Chan
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It's official, Fathomfolk hit No 1 on the Sunday Times Bestseller list and I have the newspaper to prove it! 🌊
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Samantha Garner
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Preordering books = lovely surprises in the mail! Looking forward to digging into the fantasy novel world of @elizachanwrites.bsky.social’s Fathomfolk and the Chinese poetry selected and translated by @yilinwriter.bsky.social in The Lantern and the Night Moths.
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Writeopolis
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28th April the fabulous Eliza Chan will be discussing sirens and sea witches and kappas and kelpies! Along with flooded cities, East Asian and Southeast Asian influences, Scottish Folklore and everything else that went into crafting the incredible Fathomfolk!
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Eliza Chan
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Thank you! :)
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist
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*AHEM* Good evening...
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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle
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Nova Scotia 2 is the follow-up to the classic anthology co-edited by our Neil Williamson. You'll find lots of GSFWC folk in the new one, inc. Jenni Coutts, E.M. Faulds and alumna Eliza Chan.
@neilwilliamson.bsky.social @jennicoutts.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social @elizachanwrites.bsky.social
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Jamedi
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Fathomfolk is an excellent novel, a story which encloses a big metaphor for immigration, discrimination and xenophobia; a solid debut by @elizachanwrites.bsky.social that I cannot recommend enough.
Full thoughts on:
jamreads.com/reviews/fath...
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Shona Kinsella
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Delighted to spot The Heart of Winter on this recommended indie book list from Reactor Magazine 😁 reactormag.com/cant-miss-in...
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Dave Goodman - 'A Reluctant Spy' out Sep 12th '24
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I am delighted, excited and still slightly stunned to announce that my debut novel, 'A Reluctant Spy', has been acquired by Headline Books!
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Eliza Chan
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I'm doing a Reddit r/fantasy AMA today. Feel free to drop by and ask a Q!
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Annabel Campbell
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Had a lovely time at @waterstones.bsky.social Glasgow seeing the wonderful @elizachanwrites.bsky.social, L. R. Lam and Hannah Kaner talk gods and dragons with @neilwilliamson.bsky.social, to celebrate the release of Eliza Chan’s FATHOMFOLK. So many excellent books to read!
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