Tanya Byrne

Tanya Byrne is an award-winning British author and freelance journalist, known for her young adult fiction. She was born in London and studied in Surrey, where she now lives with her cat. After working for BBC Radio for eight years, she began her writing career. Her debut novel, "Heart-Shaped Bruise," was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, and she was also shortlisted for New Writer of the Year at the National Book Awards. Byrne identifies as a brown, queer, working-class author and is passionate about encouraging writers from marginalized backgrounds. She also writes adult romance under the pen name Lizzie Byron.