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Cover Reveal: A Spoonful of Malaysian Magic

A burong descends from Tansang Kenyalang in the midst of a dire catastrophe. A shapeshifter frees Kedah from the dreaded Raja Bersiong only to uncover a darker secret. A woman learns to channel her family’s food magic. A young huntress of supernatural creatures charts her own path of love.

This anthology of short stories offers fresh takes on Malaysian folklore and fairy tales, adds enchantment to the ordinary, and bursts with new, wonderful flavours. Stir a little spoonful of magic into your tea, whether you’re from these shores or from far away.

A Spoonful of Malaysian Magic: An Anthology Edited by Anna Tan Book cover featuring a dragon in the background. In the foreground there is a spoon held over a fire. Smoke is rising from the spoon, with a shadowy figure of a person in a forest.

 

Featuring stories by:

Collin Yeoh · Hamizah Adzmi · Ilnaz A. Faizal · Ismim Putera · Joni Chng · Joshua Lim · Julia Alba · Rowan C · Sharmilla Ganesan · Stuart Danker · Syazwani Jefferdin · Zufar Zeid

 

And cover art by:

Amita Sevellaraja over at amitaseve.com. You can check out her social media as @volapardus on Twitter and Instagram!

Preorder paperbacks now!

Add to GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168405034-a-spoonful-of-malaysian-magic

Preorder on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Spoonful-Malaysian-Magic-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0C6PQ878V

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2023 Malaysian Fantasy Anthology Submissions Update

We’ve just closed submissions for our 2023 Malaysian Fantasy Anthology, and we are stoked.

Just from reading the story summaries.

We haven’t even read the stories yet, because all we’ve had the energy to do after GTLF and Karnival Oren is download the files into a single folder.

But we like stats! So, here are some stats!

 

 

Total entries: 59

Total entries submitted ON THE LAST DAY (30 Nov): 13 (22%)

Total entries submitted on the LAST WEEK (24-30 Nov): 38 (64%)

Highest number of entries from a single person: 4!

 

To everyone who submitted, good luck! We’re looking forward to reading all your wonderful stories!

New book release: A Still, Small Voice

A Still Small Voice cover

On her eighteenth birthday, Hono is to be crowned Queen of the City of Winter but the Dragon disrupts the coronation ceremony with a peculiar cry:

Listen. Listen. Listen!

There is one more task to free the City of Winter of all enchantment—and Hono must listen carefully for it.


Anna Tan’s new short story A Still, Small Voice released today! Head over to the Books page to purchase your copy.

Want it directly on your e-reader? Links to direct retailers are available on Anna’s website.