Independent Journalist, Author, Author Collaborator, Freelance Editor

Tonya Abari is an independent journalist, author, essayist, collaborative writer/author, and reviewer. With a wide range of interests in both children's and adult, her words have been published in the Nashville Scene, Essence, AllRecipes, Ambrook Research, The Kitchn, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Parents, Romper, Good Housekeeping, PBS Kids, and many more. Abari has forthcoming projects with Chronicle Books, The Innovation Press, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, HarperCollins, and Penguin Random House. When she's not writing, Tonya can be found discovering new places, dancing to an early 2000s playlist, homeschooling two children, and enjoying food pop-ups with her family, all whose names also begin with "T." A native of Baltimore, she now lives and writes from Nashville. You can also find her hanging out on Instagram @iamtabari.