Mae Tang 董美妍
@maetangwriter.com
She/her. Writer. Chinese Singaporean immigrant to the UK. Bi. Hates Gen AI.
6 Books:
- Shortlisted for Hachette Children’s Novel Awards 2025
- Epic fantasy duology
- Novella. F/F romantasy
- Westmarch. Gay romantasy
- Heist. M/M & M/F romantasy
6 Books:
- Shortlisted for Hachette Children’s Novel Awards 2025
- Epic fantasy duology
- Novella. F/F romantasy
- Westmarch. Gay romantasy
- Heist. M/M & M/F romantasy
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Mae Tang 董美妍
@maetangwriter.com
· Jun 24
I'm happy that my first book made the shortlist for the Hachette Children's Novel Awards 2025, which is part of the #NorthernWritersAwards with @newwritingnorth.bsky.social. Many thanks to the judges for their encouraging feedback, and congrats to the winners!
If Yaxley-Lennon is stumping for him, he's cooked
Ed Sheeran's agent: Ok fuck me that was a wild few days. Still we should be over the worst of it now...
September 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
If Yaxley-Lennon is stumping for him, he's cooked
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BRB googling how to keep this from happening to my estate
“Langston Hughes’ literary estate now belongs to International Literary Properties, which says a Harlem Renaissance licensing program is next on its list.”
Private Equity Is Coming for Authors, Dead or Alive - The Ankler
Like music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by investment firms and changing how Hollywood will deal with IP
theankler.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
BRB googling how to keep this from happening to my estate
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You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?
The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows
The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM
You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?
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This is the kind of theological discourse and exchange I love for humanity to have.
Ppl are asking about the armadillo so pls. Strap in for a tangent. Because the answer is more complicated than you'd think.
(If you don't want to find out if Jesus ever saw an armadillo then you can click off now. The thread is over. This is a prolonged aside due to popular demand.)
(If you don't want to find out if Jesus ever saw an armadillo then you can click off now. The thread is over. This is a prolonged aside due to popular demand.)
September 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This is the kind of theological discourse and exchange I love for humanity to have.
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If God is gonna convert a person then God is gonna convert a person. What hubris of us to think we should go about harassing people into a faith.
A person's relationship with the divine is between them and the divine and unless they ask you to get involved, you stay the hell out of it.
A person's relationship with the divine is between them and the divine and unless they ask you to get involved, you stay the hell out of it.
September 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
If God is gonna convert a person then God is gonna convert a person. What hubris of us to think we should go about harassing people into a faith.
A person's relationship with the divine is between them and the divine and unless they ask you to get involved, you stay the hell out of it.
A person's relationship with the divine is between them and the divine and unless they ask you to get involved, you stay the hell out of it.
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"people need to know who Jesus is!!" No they don't!!!
They already heard and decided it wasn't for them!
They already heard and decided it wasn't for them!
September 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
"people need to know who Jesus is!!" No they don't!!!
They already heard and decided it wasn't for them!
They already heard and decided it wasn't for them!
Oh yeah, I'll definitely watch this.
One Year to Live, Buy a Man | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix Philippines
youtu.be
September 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Oh yeah, I'll definitely watch this.
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Do you Backrooms?
Because "The Father, The Son and the Hungry Ghosts" will appear in @weirdfictionquarterly.com's "Liminal Spaces & Beings" issue
Available SOON and with a STACKED TOC ✨
How do you fight a ghost and who gave you the right and do you think that makes you, like, what...special? 👻💀🍖
Because "The Father, The Son and the Hungry Ghosts" will appear in @weirdfictionquarterly.com's "Liminal Spaces & Beings" issue
Available SOON and with a STACKED TOC ✨
How do you fight a ghost and who gave you the right and do you think that makes you, like, what...special? 👻💀🍖
September 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Do you Backrooms?
Because "The Father, The Son and the Hungry Ghosts" will appear in @weirdfictionquarterly.com's "Liminal Spaces & Beings" issue
Available SOON and with a STACKED TOC ✨
How do you fight a ghost and who gave you the right and do you think that makes you, like, what...special? 👻💀🍖
Because "The Father, The Son and the Hungry Ghosts" will appear in @weirdfictionquarterly.com's "Liminal Spaces & Beings" issue
Available SOON and with a STACKED TOC ✨
How do you fight a ghost and who gave you the right and do you think that makes you, like, what...special? 👻💀🍖
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I spent 8 years living in a village in the middle of nowhere not far from an immigration detention centre. On one evening I was locking up the pub (for clarity I worked there I hadn’t just broken into it)
Two men appeared from the pub car park shadows. They were walking slowly towards me
Two men appeared from the pub car park shadows. They were walking slowly towards me
September 16, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I spent 8 years living in a village in the middle of nowhere not far from an immigration detention centre. On one evening I was locking up the pub (for clarity I worked there I hadn’t just broken into it)
Two men appeared from the pub car park shadows. They were walking slowly towards me
Two men appeared from the pub car park shadows. They were walking slowly towards me
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Indie friends, really interesting 🧵⬇️
Currently watching an Ingram Library Services webinar. Having all kinds of feelings.
(I worked for Ingram as a Book Buyer for almost 10 years. It did not end well.)
#Booksky
(I worked for Ingram as a Book Buyer for almost 10 years. It did not end well.)
#Booksky
September 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Indie friends, really interesting 🧵⬇️
Why is there a 3-headed dog in Cemetery Club? There's a practical reason, which you might be able to guess if you consider the heads. 😂 But the 3-headed dog is also there for this specific purpose: my wanting to write cute, inadvertent hand touching between Kit and Elliot, both of whom love dogs. 🤣🥰
September 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Why is there a 3-headed dog in Cemetery Club? There's a practical reason, which you might be able to guess if you consider the heads. 😂 But the 3-headed dog is also there for this specific purpose: my wanting to write cute, inadvertent hand touching between Kit and Elliot, both of whom love dogs. 🤣🥰
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Middle England today
September 16, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Middle England today
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Regular reminder that JG Ballard’s final novel, “Kingdom Come” (2006), is about a far-right English town which creates their own militarised breakaway state in a shopping mall, where they worship the gods of St George and consumerism. Old JG wrote it as tongue-in-cheek satire. At the time.
In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby
www.bbc.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Regular reminder that JG Ballard’s final novel, “Kingdom Come” (2006), is about a far-right English town which creates their own militarised breakaway state in a shopping mall, where they worship the gods of St George and consumerism. Old JG wrote it as tongue-in-cheek satire. At the time.
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And it's open! Please read the guidelines before submitting to avoid any potential misunderstandings.
Our editors are making some final arrangements; the submissions portal for Writers of Color will open later today. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
Submissions
Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]
translunartravelerslounge.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
And it's open! Please read the guidelines before submitting to avoid any potential misunderstandings.
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We are receiving a number of enquiries about Anthropic settlement notices which have recently been sent out. Our Advisory team has put together a Q&A article to address some of the most frequently asked questions: buff.ly/y0VDZZW
September 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
We are receiving a number of enquiries about Anthropic settlement notices which have recently been sent out. Our Advisory team has put together a Q&A article to address some of the most frequently asked questions: buff.ly/y0VDZZW
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I have an announcement.
September 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I have an announcement.
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New autumn edition of SF²Concatenation now up w reviews by me of
Atomic Coffin – Benedict Anning
Between Two Fires – Christopher Buehlman
Mars One – Charlotte Robinson
www.concatenation.org
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Atomic Coffin – Benedict Anning
Between Two Fires – Christopher Buehlman
Mars One – Charlotte Robinson
www.concatenation.org
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www.concatenation.org
September 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
New autumn edition of SF²Concatenation now up w reviews by me of
Atomic Coffin – Benedict Anning
Between Two Fires – Christopher Buehlman
Mars One – Charlotte Robinson
www.concatenation.org
1/2
Atomic Coffin – Benedict Anning
Between Two Fires – Christopher Buehlman
Mars One – Charlotte Robinson
www.concatenation.org
1/2
TFW I go to look up how many seats there are in the biggest SUV, and I realise I'm going to need a bigger vehicle in Cemetery Club. 😅 It has to hold: Elliot, Kit, Rafe, Robyn, Mr. Powell, Mr. Powell's three-headed dog, a guide to the dangerous Wastes, and two women (currently missing in the Wastes.)
September 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
TFW I go to look up how many seats there are in the biggest SUV, and I realise I'm going to need a bigger vehicle in Cemetery Club. 😅 It has to hold: Elliot, Kit, Rafe, Robyn, Mr. Powell, Mr. Powell's three-headed dog, a guide to the dangerous Wastes, and two women (currently missing in the Wastes.)
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I've decided I'm just gonna call Ed Sheeran "Eid Sirhan" from now on
The last time I was in the West Bank (Jan. 2020, pre-transition), a Palestinian guy told me "You look just like Eid Sirhan!" I said "Huh?" — thinking maybe it was a Palestinian celeb. He goes, "You know, he sings about the shape of that girl!" And then I realized he meant Ed Sheeran. I was sad
September 16, 2026 at 8:27 AM
I've decided I'm just gonna call Ed Sheeran "Eid Sirhan" from now on
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Ed Sheeran has pulled out of his tour, triggering a by-election
September 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Ed Sheeran has pulled out of his tour, triggering a by-election
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An ancient Egyptian crocodile that bites! 🐊
More than 3,000 years ago, someone carved this crocodile from wood and gave it a movable jaw. Perhaps a child’s toy, it offers a small glimpse into the playful side of ancient life.
From Thebes, c. 1540-1075 BC
Neues Museum Berlin 📷 me
#Archaeology
More than 3,000 years ago, someone carved this crocodile from wood and gave it a movable jaw. Perhaps a child’s toy, it offers a small glimpse into the playful side of ancient life.
From Thebes, c. 1540-1075 BC
Neues Museum Berlin 📷 me
#Archaeology
September 16, 2026 at 7:39 AM
An ancient Egyptian crocodile that bites! 🐊
More than 3,000 years ago, someone carved this crocodile from wood and gave it a movable jaw. Perhaps a child’s toy, it offers a small glimpse into the playful side of ancient life.
From Thebes, c. 1540-1075 BC
Neues Museum Berlin 📷 me
#Archaeology
More than 3,000 years ago, someone carved this crocodile from wood and gave it a movable jaw. Perhaps a child’s toy, it offers a small glimpse into the playful side of ancient life.
From Thebes, c. 1540-1075 BC
Neues Museum Berlin 📷 me
#Archaeology
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THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE!
We couldn't be happier to say this: @discobooks.bsky.social's 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is out... today!
Grab a copy, and find out for yourself how everything ends - and what comes next
#booksky 📚💙
We couldn't be happier to say this: @discobooks.bsky.social's 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is out... today!
Grab a copy, and find out for yourself how everything ends - and what comes next
#booksky 📚💙
This Is How The World Ends
Run the race. Or die.Britain is at war, isolated by a digital blockade.Dissidents run a deadly race for the public’s entertainment, while the flood-ravaged country falls apart. The Cartwright family t...
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September 16, 2026 at 7:14 AM
THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE!
We couldn't be happier to say this: @discobooks.bsky.social's 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is out... today!
Grab a copy, and find out for yourself how everything ends - and what comes next
#booksky 📚💙
We couldn't be happier to say this: @discobooks.bsky.social's 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is out... today!
Grab a copy, and find out for yourself how everything ends - and what comes next
#booksky 📚💙
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I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank
September 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank