Tam Lykens was born and raised among the wheat fields and wine country of Southern California but discovered her love for writing stories while teaching drama to middle school students in Nashville, Tennessee.

Her debut novel, VICTOR, a historical fiction for middle readers, was published in Australia during a nine-year residency. While simultaneously working as a barista, Lykens completed her BA in English for Creative Writing and is now working on completing VICTOR’s sequel, ARDITH; an urban fantasy, AMBASSADOR for middle readers, and a content marketing service called The Good News Marketing.

Part time farmer/gardener/writer, Lykens can be found often followed by a giant Golden Retriever named Gibbs on Standing Stone Farm in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau.