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Tzeyi Koay || Fantasy Author

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🔊 Zee-Kway • Author of A CURSE CARVED IN INK (Coming Jan '27 with S&S) • Rep'd by Naomi Davis of BookEnds Literary 📖🌒🎋

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Tzeyi Koay || Fantasy Author @tzeyikoay.bsky.social · Mar 23

A CURSE CARVED IN INK by Tzeyi Koay, coming 2027 with @simonschusteruk and @atriabooksaus @simonschusterau ✨️

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Tzeyi Koay || Fantasy Author @tzeyikoay.bsky.social · Jul 19

Kamilah is the most incredible supporter 😭

kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · Jul 18

i ADORE this 2027 debut that hadn't been picked up by a US publisher (hint hint) called A CURSE CARVED IN INK by
@tzeyikoay.bsky.social. it's an EPIC story about a woman who descends into hell to break a curse, only to fall into a bi love triangle. i am OBSESSED

www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

A Curse Carved in Ink

A dazzling standalone romantasy debut steeped in Chines…

www.goodreads.com

Tzeyi Koay || Fantasy Author @tzeyikoay.bsky.social · Jul 19

WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?

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Jessica Yoon @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social · Jun 23

It’s a ✨COVER REVEAL✨ for Jeong Is Jeong, releasing 2/3/26 from @randomhousekids.bsky.social Pre-order link in bio!

“What is Jeong?” a little girl asks her grandma, and so begins a lyrical journey of discovery, kindness, and understanding in this ode to Korean American language and culture.

Cover of JEONG IS JEONG written by Jessica Yoon, illustrated by Michelle Lee. A young Korean American girl smiles and raises her arms looking up at images of her family and folk art of a tiger and magpie coming out of a book

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Tzeyi Koay || Fantasy Author @tzeyikoay.bsky.social · Jun 19

CJ is my dear friend and an awesome author ❤️

C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · May 28

My lovely friend @tzeyikoay.bsky.social has a fantasy book coming out in 2027!

Please give it a look and add if you're interested.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

A Curse Carved in Ink

A dazzling standalone romantasy debut steeped in Chines…

www.goodreads.com

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Tzeyi Koay || Fantasy Author @tzeyikoay.bsky.social · Jun 19

YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL CJ

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · Jun 18

ALERT: PRODIGAL TIGER cover + shiny release date of March 17, 2026!

Thank you to Kelly Chong for this brilliant illustration, Kaitlin Yang for helping design the cover, and of course @penguinteen.bsky.social‬ for sharing! I WEPT when I saw this cover. (Actually first I screamed. and then I wept)

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · Jun 12

Join a selection of RTM mentors next Tuesday, June 17 at 5pm EDT for a panel on navigating publishing while marginalized!

The panel will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel, with the recording posted afterwards.

Graphic of an open envelope with a letter promoting an event. Text: You're invited! Round Table Mentor Panel: navigating publishing while marginalized. YouTube, June 17, 5pm ET. Graphic includes the URL for the RTM YouTube channel, @RoundTableMentor.

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R. Haven @rhaven.bsky.social · Jun 10

The #paperback version of my #horror #book is available for #preorder now - THE OTHER FACE OF SYMPATHY, in which supernatural creatures kept diaries... and Edward Barrett needs to find the one written by the monster pursuing him.

books2read.com/u/mvxDE2

#books #horrorbooks #canadian

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · Jun 2

I am a beautiful cloud.

a man is laying on a pile of cotton in front of a sign that says cherrymack

Alt: a man is laying on a pile of cotton in front of a wall painted like clouds

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Samantha Chong @samjamtimtam.bsky.social · May 31

Thrilled to get to talk to students at The High School of Art And Design as part of their launch for the AAPI Club's anthology, "Have You Eaten Yet"! The 28-page collection anthology features stories that illustrates the deep cultural connections between food and history across AAPI communities.

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Tzeyi Koay || Fantasy Author @tzeyikoay.bsky.social · Mar 23

A CURSE CARVED IN INK by Tzeyi Koay, coming 2027 with @simonschusteruk and @atriabooksaus @simonschusterau ✨️

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Hien Nguyen (mostly updates) @authorhien.bsky.social · Mar 21

Social Media Cover Reveal 🌊

Isn’t she stunning? Twin Tides is my YA debut about a ghost, long lost twins, and the legacies we inherit as diaspora ❤️💖

#books

Twin Tides book cover with long haired ghost rising from the water and two girls standing back to back. One screams and the other cries with a house in the background. Colors are dark blue with neon yellow font. Text: out December 9 available for preorder

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Hien Nguyen (mostly updates) @authorhien.bsky.social · Mar 18

The exclusive cover reveal, excerpt, & interview are live on BookishBrews 😭

I’m so excited to share the absolutely STUNNING cover of Twin Tides with you all. Credit: Reiko Murakami - art & Trisha Previte - design

bookishbrews.com/twin-tides-h...

Exclusive cover reveal @ BookishBrews.com with novel excerpt and author interview. Book cover obscured by torn paper on blue background

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Jessica Yoon @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social · Mar 11

A 2025 BLACKPINK world tour calls for a 2025 BLACKPINK Little Golden Book Biography 🖤🩷 A new book coming from @honeej.bsky.social and me ☺️ Pre-order now!

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Tzeyi Koay || Fantasy Author @tzeyikoay.bsky.social · Feb 1

I am so excited to be mentoring the brilliantly talented @meaganc.bsky.social 😍 Congratulations to all the selected mentees!

Meagan Cleveland @meaganc.bsky.social · Feb 1

I’m so thrilled to be a mentee! I can’t wait to work with @tzeyikoay.bsky.social on my manuscript!

Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · Feb 1

IT'S HERE!!!! Our newest Round Table Mentor cohort has landed—and we're excited to get started. Remember to browse the whole thread for the full list of mentees, and please check your inboxes for next steps from your mentor. Congratulations!

Here are our mentees from the Adult category:

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · Dec 11

Apps for Round Table Mentor close this Sunday Dec 15th at 12pm Eastern time! How did writing your synopsis go/how is it going?
#WritingCommunity

Image: Muppet Pepe in apron looks dismayed. Text: Realizing RTM apps close in 4 days and I still have to write my synopsis

Image: Three dragons with text above each. Left two dragons look sinister and serious. Right dragon is making a silly face and sticking his tongue out. Text above each dragon left to right: My Manuscript - My Query Letter - My Synopsis

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Natasha Bernal @natashabernal.bsky.social · Nov 15

Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!

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Tzeyi Koay || Fantasy Author @tzeyikoay.bsky.social · Nov 16

Would love to join!!! I have adhd 💕

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Chloe | Writer, Journalist ✨✒️ @wordsbychloe.bsky.social · Nov 15

✨Official neurodivergent writer starter pack ✨

Where are my neurodivergent writers & authors at? Lmk if you'd like to be included as I update 🌱

go.bsky.app/5YyxvYL

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🌞 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐢𝐳𝐚 @academicaries.bsky.social · Nov 15

If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.

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