Author Bio
Mae Tang 董美妍 (she/her/她) writes short speculative fiction, poetry and romance novels. She was shortlisted for the Hachette Children's Novel Award 2025. Her short stories have been published in anthologies. Mae is a Chinese Singaporean immigrant to the UK. She enjoys cooking, reading, animals and nature, walking, and watching baseball with her partner.
You can find Mae over on Bluesky.
2026
"Away With The Fairies" - A folklore-inspired short story, published in "Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx Anthology of folklore". You can read some of my thoughts about the story here.
Took part in in Leeds Lit Fest with other "Oaths and Offerings" authors, reading from "Away with the Fairies" and talking about folklore and writing.
"Down By The River" was shortlisted for Apex Book Company's anthology, "ECO25: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction.
Took part in the Impress Writing Conference at Write Festival, talking about The Route to a First Book, with fellow "Oaths and Offering" author, Emma J. Lannie, and Carnyx Press editor, Nathaniel Spain.
"Splinters" - A short story, published in issue XXV of Baffling Magazine. You can read it here.
2025
"Down By The River" - A short story, published in "Silk and Foxglove: A BIPOC Erotic Eco-horror Anthology", edited by Z.K. Abraham.
Shortlisted for the Hachette Children's Novel Award 2025.
2023
"Pick-Up-Sticks" - Microfiction, and a winner of Augur Magazine's 2023 Microfiction Contest.