Welcome to Tanya W. Newman's Writing Portfolio

I’ve loved reading and stories for as long as I can remember.  At the age of ten, I decided to write a book of my own.  When finished, the story was an epic thirty pages, complete with a cover I drew myself.  It led to countless other stories, mostly about horses and riding.  Over time, romantic relationships became a theme in my work, and later, a little crime fiction began finding its way in there.  Readers have described my work as romantic, mysterious, poignant, and heartbreaking yet heartwarming. I’m grateful to have discovered my passion so young, and to be able to do it and give the world what I’ve created.   

As the years passed, I completed BA and MA degrees in English, taking every creative writing class I could.  In between years of teaching writing and raising my family, I have published short stories with Gadfly Online, TWJ, The Fictional Cafe, and Writing in a Woman’s Voice.  I have three novels as well: The Good Thief (2016), Winter Rain (2017), and Brilliant Disguise (2024).

I live in upstate South Carolina with my husband, son, daughter, 2 cats, and Labrador/Coonhound mix, and where I set many of my stories.  When not writing or serving as professional maid, laundress, chauffeur, or homework tutor (hubby handles bulk of the cooking!), I love a good cup of coffee, action/adventure movies with a good love story added in, reruns of The Golden Girls, the music of U2, long jogs, and traveling with family–our latest big adventure landed us in Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon.

Take a look around and leave me a comment if you like!  I hope you find a story that draws you in, a character you want to follow, or somewhere to steal away in my work.