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Eliza Chan

@elizachanwrites.bsky.social

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fantasy & Weird Fiction🖋️ FATHOMFOLK and TIDEBORN out now 🌊 HARBOUR OF HUNGRY GHOSTS 2026 👻BFA nominated short fic🦊 she/her rep Alex Cochran https://linktr.ee/elizachan

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · Jun 23

I should say something coherent. But instead I'm just flailing around my house because FATHOMFOLK got shortlisted for Best Fantasy Novel AND Best Newcomer for the British Fantasy Awards! 😱@britfantasysoc.bsky.social

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Mid Autumn Festival to you too! 🥮🏮🍂

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you to my editor Lucy Twist for the opportunity. It has brought me so much joy. Little Myths Chang'e will be out on 13th Aug 2026 and preorders are open!
Links are in my bio.

Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 3d

My 5 year old was the perfect beta reader! Picture book writing is such a different experience as I had to wait to see how the artist interpreted the brief, but my goodness was it worth it! Yingzhu Xue delivered! The illustrations are beautiful and feisty, just as I had hoped.

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 3d

I loved learning to write for a completely different age group, especially as I used to stare at the pictures of Chang'e that graced many a moon cake tin. It was an interesting experience to think about which version of the myth I wanted to follow, & layout /word choice.

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 3d

I am delighted to announce my first picture book will be published in 2026 by Hachette Children's as part of their Little Myths series. Please enjoy my take on the Moon Goddess Chang'e herself, with beautiful illustrations by Yingzhu Xue

Cover of Little Myths Chang'e shows the Chinese moon goddess with a rabbit and the moon behind her in cute cartoon style with a speech bubble saying "How I became the goddess of the moon!"

Art depicts a sleeping moon rabbit decorated with red and green patterns, as big as the curvature of the moon, with a small Chang'e resting between the rabbit's front and hind paws.

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 5d

Currently at:
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social · 5d

Now we're into October and we're all looking for spooky reads, I've got a couple of things due for release later in the month which I'm gonna be promoting. (Sorry in advance!)

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 7d

The official database of works eligible for the Anthropic AI settlement has been released and, as I suspected, many authors are screwed. Basically, if your books weren't officially registered with the US Copyright Office you're out of luck. 1/ secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/results

Welcome to the Anthropic Copyright Settlement Website
Are you the legal or beneficial copyright owner of a book included in the Anthropic Copyright Settlement?
You could get a payment from the $1.5 billion Settlement.

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Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · 7d

www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

We're hopefully doing a Welsh folklore anthology - gyffrous iawn! Please back and/or share widely!

They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)

An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories featuring creatures and characters from Welsh mythology and folklore

www.kickstarter.com

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Hmmm... good question. I suspect humans flesh, but in the scene no-one thought to see if an apple would suffice, so I leave that to your imagination!

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Mina Li (she/her) @codenameminali.bsky.social · 9d

somehow completely missed TIDEBORN, the sequel to FATHOMFOLK by @elizachanwrites.bsky.social and was quite put out. not anymore, as I had it for last night's bedtime story and it was everything I wanted and more

(okay maybe I want more because the world's so great, but I would also like a pony)

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 9d

I'm sorry I couldn't get you a pony but very glad to hear you enjoyed the book! ❤️

The next series has demon horses if that helps/hinders?!

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! 😊

Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 14d

Yesss! I love it. Can see her drinking boba and being a Kpop stan. 😍

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 15d

As well as accepting submissions, don't forget that Translunar Travelers Lounge published Issue 13 in August - have you read it yet? translunartravelerslounge.com

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 15d

We are delighted to reveal the cover for First Mage on The Moon by @cameronjohnston.bsky.social!

Ella is on a mission to reach the moon–even if that incurs a little blasphemy (and Unity interference). Look for it April 14, 2026 from @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social!

reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

Revealing First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston - Reactor

Cameron Johnston, author of The Maleficent Seven, returns with an innovative space fantasy, where wizards race to be the first on the moon—also known as the land of the gods. We’re thrilled to share t...

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Jason Lyon 李金泽 @jasonlyon.bsky.social · 17d

Arrival of the dragon matriarch Jiang-Li for #Tideborn by @elizachanwrites.bsky.social #illustration #illustrator #fantasy #fantasyart #dragon #magic #YAfantasy

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 16d

You too!

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 20d

General submission open on Monday 22 September. We are looking for speculative fiction 5000 words and under. Our remit is very broadly fun, but don't self-reject - a truly superb story offers an enjoyment of it's own.

Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 24d

Our story submission portal for writers of color is open. Please read the guidelines, as that makes things easier for everyone! Looking forward to seeing your stories. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

translunartravelerslounge.com

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 20d

I totally missed that GBBO was back. Huzzah. Let me indulge in a version of Britain where everyone is welcome no matter the age, gender, sexuality, race or country of birth. Where people try their best, help each other and eat delicious cakes.

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Nicholas Binge @bingewriting.bsky.social · 21d

This crazy sci fi noir crime thriller is out today in the UK and I can't wait for you all to read it!

Available in hardback, ebook, and audio from all reputable retailers (and probably some disreputable ones too!)

If you can, support your local indie!

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 20d

Now getting explicit ads for ChatGPT and nothing makes me want to go off grid more than the soulless, scraped BS of genAI.

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Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 22d

Want to know more about sff writing & publishing? Join me, @keithwdickinson.bsky.social, @emmasternerradley.bsky.social & @northodoxpress.bsky.social at Urmston Books on 22 October for an evening discussing paths to publication, courtesy of @alethearlyons.bsky.social & @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

Background graphic of a printing press. Urmston Books and BFS logos on either side of the title.
Three author photos beneath title plus the compass emblem for Northodox Press
Text:
The British Fantasy Society & Urmston Books & Board Games
“Paths to Publication”
Keith Dickinson, Andrew Knighton, Emma Sterner-Radley, Northodox Press
Wednesday 22nd October, 7pm, Urmston Books, 72 Flixton Road, M41 5AB
Tickets £5
https://www.urmstonbooks.co.uk/paths-to-publication

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · 23d

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission finds.

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry

Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement

www.theguardian.com

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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 23d

Cathartic is a great word for it! The act of writing them was definitely cathartic for me. Something about having to articulate all of these feelings, good and bad. And I'm so happy Mira worked for you. ♥️