Lianyu Tan

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Lianyu Tan

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Nationality| Australian
Occupation| Australian Author

Lianyu Tan is an Australian author of short stories and novels.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Works
* 2.1 Novels
* 2.2 Short stories
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Biography[edit]

Tan's first book was Captive in the Underworld, a lesbian Hades/Persephone retelling, published in 2021[2] and named a favorite book by romance author Sierra Simone.[3] Her second novel, The Wicked and the Willing, was released in May 2022.[4] The Wicked and the Willing was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award[5] and a Golden Crown Literary Award.[6] Wizards Vs. Lesbians described it as "one of the strongest and most structurally creative novels we've read for this podcast."[7]

Tan was born in Malaysia but migrated to Australia at a young age.[8] She has autism spectrum disorder.[9]

## Works[edit]

### Novels[edit]

* Captive in the Underworld. Shattered Scepter Press. 2021. ISBN 978-0-6489948-0-0.
* The Wicked and the Willing. Shattered Scepter Press. 2022. ISBN 978-0-6489948-3-1.

### Short stories[edit]

* "A Good Day" in Sinclair Sexsmith, ed. (2022). Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year, Volume 6. Cleis Press. ISBN 9781627783132.
* "The Family Way" in Sinclair Sexsmith, ed. (2022). Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year, Volume 7. Cleis Press. ISBN 9781627783279.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Tan, Lianyu. "About Lianyu Tan". Lianyu Tan. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
2. ↑ "Captive in the Underworld: A Dark Lesbian Romance Novel". Amazon.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
3. ↑ Simone, Sierra. "Sierra's Recommended Reads". Sierra Simone. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
4. ↑ "The Wicked and the Willing: An F/F Gothic Horror Vampire Novel". Bookshop.org. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
5. ↑ "Lammys Directory: 1988 to present". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
6. ↑ "2023 Goldie Finalists". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
7. ↑ "The Wicked and the Willing". Wizards Vs. Lesbians. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
8. ↑ "Hi, I'm Lianyu Tan, author of F/F dark fantasy/romantic horror novels The Wicked and the Willing and Captive in the Underworld. I'm giving away a paperback, open internationally. AMA!". Reddit. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
9. ↑ "20 Questions with Lianyu Tan". Milena McKay. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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