Y. Y. CHAN
Author. English Teacher.
Freelance Writer & Editor.
Hi! Welcome to my website. I’m a multi-award-winning children's book author from Hong Kong. Three of my books have received international book awards, including my debut picture book, Can You Hear Me, Daddy?
I was born in Hong Kong but grew up in sunny Brisbane, Australia where I had Christmas during summer and called everyone 'mate'. I returned to Hong Kong to teach English after graduating from university with a B.Ed in Primary Education (First Class Honours). I also have an MA in English Language Teaching and over fifteen years of teaching experience. When my father passed away, I took a break from full-time teaching to travel, read and write while tutoring English and working freelance. During the pandemic, I started to look into publishing and made a New Year's Resolution to write and publish my own book. I joined a program called Self-Publishing School and three months later, I launched my first book. Since then, I have published several books in different genres.
I'm looking forward to sharing more books with you soon! I hope to connect with a wider audience and share my future stories and books as they come out.
If you purchase a copy of my books in any format, please remember to leave an honest review on Goodreads, or whichever marketplace you found my book. This would help me a lot as a self-published author! I would also love to hear from my readers directly about what you thought of the books, so feel free to send me an email any time!
Published Works
Imprint 21
(Anthology - Published under Irenee Chan)
Short Tales: The Tombstone (a thriller short story)
In Verse: Waiting (a poem on grief)
If you are interested in reading these pieces, feel free to email me about them.
Book Contests & Awards
Can You Hear Me, Daddy?
Royal Dragonfly Book Awards - 1st Place in the Religion & Spirituality category; 2nd Place in the Picture Book 6 & Older category (2020)
Five Star Review from Readers' Favorite
Five Star Review from LitPick
Can You Hear Me? Hope After Loss
Readers' Favorite Book Awards - Gold Medal Award winner in the Children - Religious Theme category (2021)
The Wishing Shelf Book Awards - Silver Medal Award winner in the Audio Book - Children / Young Adult (2022)
Indies Today Awards - Semi-Finalist (2021)
Five Star Review from Readers' Favorite
Five Star Review from LitPick
Five Star Review from Indies Today
Grandma, It's Me! A Children's Book about Dementia
Readers' Favorite Book Awards - Silver Medal Award Winner in Children - Picture Book category (2022)
Royal Dragonfly Book Awards - 1st Place in Family Matters category; Honorable Mention in Picture Book 6 & Older category (2022)
Indies Today Award - Best Children's Book (2022)
Five Star Reviews from Readers' Favorite
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