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Anna Tan

@annatsp.com

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Anna writes books, edits words, compiles anthologies, drinks tea, and fails at marketing. 🇲🇾 https://linktr.ee/annatsp

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Jun 16

📢 HONOUR is now out!
This is a FREE digital-only novelette that's exclusive for my newsletter subscribers so head over to annatsp.com/mailing-list to grab your copy now!

🎨The cover art and design for Honour is by @bydhiyanah.bsky.social . Find out more about their work here: bydhiyanah.carrd.co

Download my new ebook: HONOUR
Available for FREE on my website
annatsp.com/mailing-list

HONOUR
When Garett Regis Baya, Raja Muda of Bayangan, surrenders to Sultan Simson to save the remnants of his kingdom, he expects to be executed on the spot. Instead, he is taken captive to Maha, the capital city of Terang.

Made a servant in the Mahan Palace, Garett has to make peace with his current situation, while struggling to protect his fellow captives. How can he bear everything without losing himself or compromising on his principles?

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 14h

If you're looking for historical perspectives of Malaysia, especially during the Emergency and from Malaysian Indian perspectives, this book's for you. blog.annatsp.com/2025/10/book...

Book Review: The Unrepentant: Short Stories | Sharmini Aphrodite

Anna Tan's personal blog about writing, reading, theatre, and Christianity

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Watchful Wizard Publishing @watchfulwizardp.bsky.social · 1d

We are pleased to announce our newest title! THE NECROMANCER by @AlexandSorensen signed copies of this poster and more to come! Cover reveal in one week! #YA #fantasy #magic
Get your copy on #Hallowen2025

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 3d

😂

Enamel pin copying boh tea packaging. It says:
BOH LUI
Teh Hardworking

The tea cup on the bottom right corner says: Receive salary on time
And around it: 25% Extra Freedom

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 4d

ooo Saltswept by Katalina Watt looks interesting www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Goodreads

Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 4d

Been thinking about reviving my #fridayflash posts, and discovered the book of Chinese sayings I bought years ago. I suppose that's one way to restart it 😅

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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 5d

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 5d

UP NEXT!!

Preorder Milestones now: play.google.com/store/books/...

Book launch: Milestones
George Town Literary Festival
Sunday, 30 November
10 - 11 AM
UAB Salon, Gat Lebuh China

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Allister Thompson @allistert.bsky.social · 11d

Take it from a longtime editor/author/musician: no legitimate publisher/agent/book club/record label will ask you for money to work with you. Anyone who does is scamming and won’t do anything for you.

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 16d

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 17d

Thank you!!!

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 17d

❤️❤️❤️

So excited about this!

(If you're wondering, it's the Tea Novel woots!)

Watchful Wizard Publishing @watchfulwizardp.bsky.social · 18d

We just had an amazing meeting with our newest author Anna Tan! You can follow her on x @natzers and on blue sky @annatsp.com

Her cozy fantasy will be an incredible book for anyone who loves deep characters and unique plots!

#readerscommunity #authors #books

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 18d

FLYING TO KUCHING TOMORROW!
See you at the Sarawak Book Fair!
Don't be put off by scary BM title, @jhameia.bsky.social and I will probably be speaking in English and/or bahasa rojak lol

Sarawak Book Fair
Industri Penerbitan 101: Sisi gelap yang tidak dicetak
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
2pm - 5pm
Pentas Utama, Sarawak Book Fair 2025
The Hills Shopping Mall, Kuching

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 18d

Writing the cover letter to send the thing was harder than the rest of the process 😅😅

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 18d

Sent the thing! Lol

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 18d

SEND THE THING ANNA

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · 18d

SEND THE THING ANNA

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Sep 15

Artist talk! (About book covers & illustrations)

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Sep 14

Plastic City Theatre Troupe

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Sep 14

A reading!

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Sep 14

Photo dump: a launch!

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Sep 9

MY WRITING DISTRACTION IS DONE.

You can see it at @hinbusdepot from now until 21 Sept.

PLEASE GO SEE IT because it ate up all my writing time, HOW DARE!!!!

Take this as a mystical preview (cos I was too lazy and hungry to retake a better photo) so that you can see it in its full glory in person!

Picture of an exhibition board. The top row spells out MILESTONES.

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Sep 8

The worst part of taking the weekend off to be sick is the reluctance to start doing anything. Lol. Can I take another sick day??

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Sep 5

It's Friday night and I've been sneezing all day. Not sure if I want to continue working or just stay in bed and read.

(I don't work mornings so I do the night shift lol. It's also a public holiday!!!)

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Aug 31

My parents: You're the writer, how is [word] supposed to be pronounced?

Me: I dunno, I don't have to say it. I just know how to spell it.

Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · Aug 31

former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey

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Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Aug 30

It feels like things should be in a holding pattern but I have too many things to do.

I should rush things out now so I can stop when it stops.

Anna Tan @annatsp.com · Aug 30

FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS!

We're hoping to gather early funding to support printing our Milestones anthology. Support us by preordering a copy, whether in ebook or in print (Malaysia only).

For a limited time, you can also grab a bundle of all our NutMag zines for the past ten years!

Persatuan Penulis Malaysia / Malaysian Writers Society @mywriters.bsky.social · Aug 29

Every 5 years, MYWriters Penang publishes a special anthology edition of NutMag to mark the occasion. In 2020, that was Home Groan. This year, it's Milestones! Happy ten-year anniversary, NutMag!

Preorder here! tinyurl.com/PreorderMilestones

Milestones Anthology Preorder Form | Cognito Forms

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