About Me

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The Official Bio
T.A. Chan is a human being trying to live her best life on this floating piece of space rock. She has a passion for fantasy and sci-fi books. She spends her free time begging her plants not to die taking care of her house plants and spoiling the dog. She also has an unhealthy obsession with manatees, triangles, and dark chocolate. She is represented by Karly Dizon and Laurie McLean at Fuse Literary.

The Fun Bio
Hi there! T.A. Chan speaking here, but feel free to call me Tina. I grew up in the everybody-forgets-about-us state of New Hampshire (with a cat, a dog, and an army of plants), attended university in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. Apparently I can’t set down roots for long since I’ve hopped over to the west coast best coast state of CA where I’ve worked as a mechanical engineer on awesome Mars mission projects, helped test electric vertical take off and landing vehicle configurations (basically, flying taxis), and serve as a STEM outreach ambassador for local schools and non profits. I love reading (duh), writing (duh), and manatees (not-so-obvious duh. I mean, think about it: Manatees are basically swimming potatoes). In addition to manatees, I also have an obsession with space stuff, the impossible triangle, bubble tea, Hans Zimmer, and traveling. If I’m not busy crafting some speculative story or exploring the city, then I’m probably hanging around on Twitter, Tik Tok, or Instagram (@author_t_a_chan) and Bluesky (@authortachan).

MEDIA KIT

Name: T.A. Chan
Pronouns: she/her
Rights inquiries: karly [at] fuseliterary [dot] com
Website: www.authortachan.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_t_a_chan/

50 word bio: T.A. Chan is a human being trying to live her best life on this floating piece of space rock. She has a passion for fantasy and sci-fi books. She spends her free begging her plants not to die and spoiling the dog. She also has an unhealthy obsession with manatees, triangles, and dark chocolate.

100 word bio: T.A. Chan is a human being trying to live her best life on this floating piece of space rock. With a passion for anything that is wonderfully weird, fantasy and sci-fi books quickly became her favorite genres to play in. She enjoys crafting character-focused stories that explore the human experience, as well as plots that twist and challenge expectations. Her insatiable curiosity of the natural world inspires much of her writing. When she’s not typing away, she’s probably begging her plants not to die and spoiling the dog. She also has an unhealthy obsession with manatees, triangles, and dark chocolate.

150 word bio: T.A. Chan is a human being trying to live her best life on this floating piece of space rock. With a passion for anything that is wonderfully weird, fantasy and sci-fi books quickly became her favorite genres to play in. She enjoys crafting character-focused stories that explore the human experience, as well as plots that twist and challenge expectations. Her insatiable curiosity of the natural world inspires much of her writing. When she’s not typing away, she’s probably begging her plants not to die and spoiling the dog. She also has an unhealthy obsession with manatees, triangles, and dark chocolate. Her debut Adult novella, One Last Game, released with Fairwood Press in 2024. Her debut Young Adult novel, The Celestial Seas, will release with Viking Children’s Books in 2025. She is represented by Karly Dizon and Laurie McLean at Fuse Literary Agency.

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  • Square Author Photo (photo credit: Julie Leong 2024)
    • Alt text: An East Asian woman smiles at the camera wearing a black tank top with her hair held up with a clip in front of green foliage.
  • Rectangular Author Photo (photo credit: Julie Leong 2024)
    • Alt text: An East Asian woman smiles at the camera wearing a black tank top with her hair held up with a clip in front of green foliage.
  • The Celestial Seas cover (artist credit: Carolina Rodríguez Fuenmayor)
    • Alt text: A young woman’s side profile looks to the left in front of a celestial background. The smaller silhouettes of two characters stand at the bottom, set against an alien planet. The image is rendered in shades of purple, blue, yellow, and pink.
  • One Last Game cover (artist credit: Yara Ridanti)
    • Alt text: A man with light brown hair wearing a gold and purple track suits is posed on the left side while a woman with braided hair wearing a green jumpsuit stands on the right side.