Tanya Byrne

Young Adult Author

Birthday December 23, 1976

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace London, England

Age 47 years old

#292,857 Most Popular

About

Award-winning young adult author who is recognized for having published the novels Afterlove and Heart-Shaped Bruise. Outside of her novels she has also worked as a freelance journalist and reporter.

Before Fame

She spent eight years working at BBC Radio prior to publishing her first book.

Trivia

She has been nominated for the New Writer of the Year award at the National Book Awards. She has contributed to the short story anthology, A Change is Gonna Come. Her book Afterlove was optioned by Two Rivers Media. 

Family Life

She has a dog named Frida.

Associated With

Both she and Stephenie Meyer are popular young adult novelists.