Hi! I'm Tina. I'm a writer in Portland, Oregon, which is a splendidly green and drizzly city.
My hometown is Lawrence, Kansas, which has four picture-book seasons and bleeds crimson-and-blue.
I was born in St. Louis in a snowstorm and I've also lived in windy northern California.
I have three brilliant younger siblings, a
husband,
cat,
and new baby,
and a couple thousand books.
I've been publishing stories and poems for awhile now, and my dark fantasy novel IRONSKIN is forthcoming from Tor in Fall 2012, with a sequel in 2013. Other things I do: Since moving to Portland, I've been working as a face painter at local festivals and fairs. For a long time I performed in theatre, though in the last few years I've been too busy. However, I frequently narrate stories for Escape Pod and Podcastle, and I'm working on a full-length play with some friends of mine at The Pulp Stage. In 2006 I spent six weeks in Seattle at the F/SF writing workshop Clarion West. I wrote five stories, Things I really like include argyle socks, pale ale, tiger lilies, metaphorically fiery maples, ridiculously sharp cheddar, creeks, spectacles, plums, and pie. By pie I mean all fruit pies and all nut pies. I do not include chocolate in my list of pie. I chalk this up to learning how to make french silk pie at 14 and subsequently overdosing. Things I really do not like include sugar, driving, and ice cubes. I am currently focusing on fantasy novels, and I am represented by Ginger Clark of Curtis Brown. 
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headshot photo by Caroline Yoachim, reading photo by Philip Weiss |
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