Author: Rachel Tey

Rachel Tey is the author of the middle-grade fantasy adventure series, Tea in Pajamas and Tea in Pajamas: Beyond Belzerac, and most recently contributed an original short story, "The Midnight Mission", to the anthology A View of the Stars: Stories of Love (Felix Cheong and Anitha Pillai, eds). She is also a resident writer and creative writing workshop instructor under Sing Lit Station’s “Book A Writer” programme. Since she was awarded the National Arts Council grant in 2015, Rachel has been featured in The Sunday Times, has spoken at the Singapore Writers Festival, and her books have been presented at the London and Frankfurt Bookfairs. Outside of writing and conducting talks and workshops for schools, she works as a content and communications specialist. Rachel lives in Singapore with her husband, who illustrated her books, and two children.

finding chopin: Book talk on 25 Oct at NLB

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Come join me for a morning of music and literature as I reflect on the book’s themes alongside live piano-playing by musician Natalie Ng. Moderated by Pam Ho, there will be live readings, Q&A, and a selected repertoire of Chopin’s pieces.

Copies of Finding Chopin will be on sale, which I’ll be signing on the spot.

Date/Time: Sat 25 Oct 2025, 11am–1pm
Venue: National Library Building, Level 1 Lobby

Register for your spot here. The event is free but seats are limited, so grab your tickets early!

First look: Finding Chopin

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I’m happy to share that my upcoming novel, FINDING CHOPIN, will launch this October. The book was a finalist of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2025.

The narrative explores how a mother and son navigate their shared and respective memories in search of elusive answers—only to unearth a tangled history of loss, love and unexpected revelations. 

FINDING CHOPIN has won the praise of fellow writers:

“A tender, poignant story of loss and grief, beautifully imagined and told with empathy and grace. Tey’s keen eye for detail and sensitive ear for speech breathe verve into the prose and life into the characters, drawing us irresistibly into the mother and son’s journey of self-discovery and healing.” —Boey Kim Cheng

“Tender and sharply observant, Finding Chopin is a tale that boldly peels back layers of memory and identity to reveal the quiet rage and pain that sometimes underlie difficult love. Achingly real.” —Sebastian Sim

More information can be found in Epigram’s catalogue (page 14).

FINDING CHOPIN will be showcased at the Singapore Writers Festival 2025, where I will speak on a 15 November panel alongside EBFP 2025 winner Meihan Boey and co-finalists Ng Yi-Sheng and Sunita Sue Leng. I will also be at the 28 November edition of Epigram’s monthly “The Plot Thickens” event series—discussing my book. All are invited.

In the meantime, l would love to connect with English Literature educators who may be interested to stock the book for their school libraries or include the novel as a SingLit text in their curricula.

Please get in touch with me via email: contact[at]racheltey.com