Discover the Next Generation of Christian Storytellers…
Featuring Kayleigh Fan
Kayleigh Fan’s life goal is to visit every country in the world, and while she waits for that dream to become a reality, she spends her time reading about faraway lands in her books. She’s passionate about family history and draws on her Filipino-Chinese heritage to pen YA contemporary and fantasy stories. Through her writing, she strives to show diaspora girls they have a place to belong as they navigate growing up. When she’s not clacking away on her mechanical keyboard, you can find her concocting new matcha recipes, capturing memories on her pink digital camera, or adding to her smiski collection.
Find Her on the Web
Website: https://kayleighfan.com/
About Her Short Story
Cerulean Blue by Kayleigh Fan
Mazu Mai has spent 273 days mourning the loss of her best friend—alone. No one bothers her at the Graveyard of Galaxies…that is until one night when she meets the ghost of a dead cerulean star who grants her a wish for watching him fall out of the sky. Together, they embark on a journey to honor the memory of her late best friend on the eve of his birthday, encountering bioluminescent flowers and moon jellyfish along the way.
But just as Mazu starts smiling for the first time since the tragedy, they head to the ocean, where she learns she must say goodbye yet again—because the ghost boy can’t stay forever and Mazu can’t keep running away from reality. In this heartfelt short story inspired by Chinese lore, discover the kind of hope that can sprout from even the most painful of goodbyes.
Her Accomplishments
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Drafted eight full-length novels, a novella, and multiple short stories.
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Received two professional edit letters on her writing.
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Published short fiction with Havok.
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Received a manuscript request from a publisher.
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Worked part-time as a content writer for multiple years.
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Started a pop-up business in high school to practice marketing skills.
Meet the 8 other authors in the anthology!
clive Farnsley
benjamin t.j. martin
ava case
a.j.v. lewis
anna harp
christina pickett
lily grace
J. Breeze
Support the next generation of writers
100% of the proceeds from this anthology go toward helping up-and-coming writers achieve their goals, such as attending writing conferences where they can pitch their work to agents and publishers.
About the Author Conservatory
Conservatory, noun: “A school specializing in one of the fine arts.”
The Author Conservatory is an online apprenticeship-modeled program that teaches students the writing & business skills they need to get published and support themselves financially.
