Tonya Alexandra
Tonya Alexandra (also known as Tonya Alexandra Ward) wanted to be a writer from an early age, and credits her grandparents with igniting her passion for classical mythology. She studied communications at the University of Canberra and publishing at Macleay College, and has worked in PR, marketing, web producing, and as a travel writer. Her writing has been published in Australian newspapers The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and she was the editor of the children’s magazine Out and About With Kids. She has three sons, and much of her first novel, Nymph, was written while her youngest son Vincent had his afternoon nap.Her second novel, a magic-realist romance written for teenage readers, The Impossible Story of Olive in Love, was published in 2017, and its sequel, The Implausible Story of Olive Far Far Away in 2018. She lives in Sydney with her family.
Bio prepared by Miriam Riverlea, University of New England, mriverlea@gmail.com
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