Birmingham SF Group welcomes A. Y. Chao

We are very excited to welcome fantasy author A. Y. Chao as our March guest.

Alice is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Shanghai Immortal, the first in a trilogy following the shenanigans of charmingly profane, irreverent, sometimes petulant but always entertaining half hulijing fox spirit Lady Jing.

She’s lived in Calgary, Taipei, Paris, Stockholm, Beijing, London, and Hong Kong, giving her the unique experience of being a minority in Canada and the UK, one kind of foreigner in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong SAR, and another kind in France and Sweden, as well as an expat in England. Belonging nowhere and everywhere, depending on her mood and mindset, she’s fascinated by the interplay between self-perceived versus imposed identity and how this intersects with belonging and enjoys exploring these spaces in her stories.

Alice lives in London with her geo-historian hubby, chatterbox daughter, and sweet rescue pup. She’s grateful for the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

You can learn more about Alice's work by visiting her website aychao.com and @ay_chao on Instagram.

NB This event will be held in-person at the Friends of the Earth Warehouse, Birmingham and simultaneously on Zoom, with online access opening from around 7.45 for an 8 pm start. Zoom tickets cost £3.15 for non-members - book here to receive the Zoom link ahead of the meeting.

If you are a subscribed BSFG member, online entry is free and you do not need to buy an online ticket. You will be emailed the Zoom link ahead of the meeting.

You can also purchase in-person tickets here, or pay on the door (£3 for members or £6 for non-members). More details, including membership, available at www.birminghamsfgroup.org.uk.

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