Ann Liang

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**Ann Liang** (Chinese: 梁?, *Liang Yuan*; born March 7, 2000) is a Chinese-Australian writer and the author of *If You Could See the Sun*.

## Early life

Ann Liang was born in Beijing, China, on March 7, 2000. At the age of five, she moved to Melbourne, Australia. She was given the name "Ann" by her teachers, due to it being short and easy to remember. At age nine, she moved back to Beijing, moving around and attending numerous schools, the longest being Beijing International School. Ann noted she had moved back and forth frequently between Melbourne and Beijing throughout her life.

## Career

### 2021: Debut announcements

**Note: All announcement dates are based on EST time and dates. For many of the days Ann posts, time will be roughly 14 hours ahead for her.**

On February 2, 2021, Liang debuted as an upcoming author by her announcement of *If You Could See The Sun*.The novel features main characters Alice Sun and Henry Li, two international boarding school rivals who team up to perform illicit tasks through an app Henry creates after Alice develops invisibility powers. Shortly after the debut of her novel, Liang announced that a television series would be developed for her book.

On October 19, 2021, Liang announced *This Time It's Real*. This will be Liang's second and standalone novel, featuring characters Eliza Lin and Caz Song, two international school classmates who make an agreement to fake date each other to improve the image of each other's careers.

### 2022—2023: Official novel debuts and more novel announcements

On June 30, 2022, Liang announced her upcoming novel for summer 2024, *I Am Not Jessica Chen*. It is a dark YA novel centered about a girl who wishes to be the everything her cousin, Jessica Chen, is.

On October 11, 2022, *If You Could See The Sun* released worldwide.

On February 7, 2023, *This Time It's Real* released*.* It is also tied in the same universe as *If You Can See the Sun*.

On April 7, 2023, Liang announced the debut of her adult novel, *A Song To Drown Rivers*, for fall 2024. It is a historical romance, which was inspired by historical dramas she had grown up with.

On May 16, 2023, Liang announced that she would be releasing another novel, this time from the point of view of Chanel Cao, entitled *I Could Give You The Moon*, for 2026. It will be her fourth Young Adult novel. This novel follows Chanel and her adventures at Airington.

On June 29, 2023, Liang announced her third YA novel, *I Hope This Doesn't Find You*, for February 6, 2024. This book is her third standalone Young Adult novel, following *This Time It's Real*. It features characters Sadie Wen and Julius Gong, two rivals who bond after Sadie's unfortunate publishing of her email drafts.

On September 27, 2023, Liang made an intro for her books. In this post, she updated as an announcement that *I Am Not Jessica Chen* will be released in winter 2025, rather than summer 2024.

On December 17, 2023, Liang announced the release date for her upcoming adult novel debut, which is set to release in October 1, 2024.

### 2024: Adult debut and more releases

On February 6, 2024, *I Hope This Doesn't Find You* will be released.

On October 1, 2024, *A Song To Drown Rivers* will be released.

### 2025

In winter 2025, *I Am Not Jessica Chen* will be released.

### 2026

*I Could Give You The Moon* is slated for release in 2026.

## Trivia

* She has a younger sister named Alyssa, who is often mentioned in her acknowledgements page.
* She attended Korowa Anglican Girls' School and Beijing International School.
* She recently graduated from the University of Melbourne.
* She is fluent in Mandarin.

## References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/2vJKVtttPNc?si=1sHwQ8u4wq-VO1jw&t=134
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3. ↑ https://youtu.be/2vJKVtttPNc?si=9auB3uwrBgnayspU&t=1812
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://youtu.be/2vJKVtttPNc?si=0w3WtNWlFTjMb0e8&t=1479
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CKz1IpBFyGC/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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8. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CfclHHPhGWi/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUgmqDhXjZ/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
11. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuFp6iuBIxD/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
12. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CxtlZcjPe97/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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14. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/korowagirls/posts/congratulations-to-ann-liang-class-of-2017-and-dux-of-the-school-who-has-secured/4961220187285882/