Tanya's Studio
Tanya Sousa is an award-winning author of children’s books, novels, stories and essays. Tanya began her writing career as a journalist at a daily newspaper while still in high school, moved on to magazine journalism and literary journals next, and now focuses on children’s books, environmentally-connected novels and short fiction, and creative non-fiction. Her latest children’s book is Rescued!, with illustrations by Marcia Blanco.
To learn more about each book, visit Tanya's Etsy page "NatureArtsExpressed", or click on the links below.
Tanya Sousa
A Lifetime Love of Writing
Tanya grew up in Northern Vermont and spent her childhood searching for partridge eggs, catching frogs, and taking sojourns with the family dog. She turned nearly every school assignment into a chance to write a story and had to be pulled away from reading time – the books of course being animal-related tales.
She holds a BFA in Writing and is a licensed Guidance Counselor; most of her career has officially been in human services, community development, and counseling children but everything she does involves writing and animals whenever possible. For instance, she has used therapy dogs in the school setting and then wrote a book about it, then donating close to a thousand copies across Vermont and then the country.
Tanya is a prolific freelance writer and has published in “Vermont Magazine”, “The Canine Chronicle”, “Dog and Kennel” among other magazines. She has creative nonfiction stories in “A Cup of Comfort for Dog Lovers”, and is a regular contributor of stories in the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” anthologies.
Three of her children’s books have been published with Radiant Hen Publishing, the stories focusing on encouraging the idea of growing your own food and sustainable living. She also writes material for adults – both short fiction and novels. The Starling God is her first long work of environmental fiction for adults.
