about tina

Hi! I'm Tina. I'm a writer and face painter in Portland, Oregon, which is a beautiful city. My hometown is Lawrence, Kansas, which is another totally awesome place. I was born in St. Louis and I've also lived in northern California. I have a cat and a husband and a couple thousand books.

I've been publishing stories and poems since 2004. Face painting (professionally) since 2005. I worked for a while as a programmer, and for a long time I did theatre, though in the last few years I've been too busy. However, I frequently read with Portland Theatre Works (we do staged readings of new plays for the benefit of the playwrights) and I've done a number of podcasts for Escape Pod and Podcastle.

In 2006 I spent six weeks in Seattle at the F/SF writing workshop Clarion West. I wrote five stories, ~~two~~ ~~three~~ ~~four~~ all five! of which I have since sold ("Facts of Bone" to GUD Magazine, "As We Report to Gabriel" to Fantasy Magazine, "Moon at the Starry Diner" to Heliotrope, "Silverfin Harbor" to the End of an AEon anthology, and "The God-Death of Halla" to Beneath Ceaseless Skies). I met a whole bunch of fantastic people and learned more than my brain could hold. It was awesome.

I am currently focusing on fantasy novels (YA and adult), and I am represented by Ginger Clark of Curtis Brown.

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Interview Type Things:

Stomping on Yeti named me one of 25 Authors to Watch in 2010 and Beyond, and discussed some of my work here. (Feb 2010)

Erica Ryberg wrote a lovely article for the Spotlight about writers, the internet, and indie bookstores, and it features me. (Jan 2010)

2010 Appearances:

Norwescon 33 in Sea-Tac. April 1-4, 2010

Talking about "Online Markets" at the Hugo House Writing Conference in Seattle, with Camille Alexa. Also on a panel about making friends with your local bookstore. May 22, 2010

Social Networky Things:

You can find me on twitter, where I declare my love for pie.

Or! Contact me at tinaconnolly at gmail dot com.