Writing and Photography by Tanya Estes

Tanya Estes spent most of her career as a librarian and bookseller. Now she is a writer that delights in experiencing her son's enchanted world each time he says "Fee Fi Fo Fum" while climbing a tree. You can find her little family hiking through the woods of central Texas looking for monsters, witches and wild things. 

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Published Work

In addition to published book reviews in Bookmarks Magazine and the Corpus Christi Caller Times, I have published essays in the following books and magazines (some links are previews and therefore only display part of the published piece)
- Victoria Magazine: Feb/March 2020 - "Reader to Reader: The Secret Garden"
- Chicken Soup for the Soul: Running for Good - "Tiny Sanctuaries"
- Bella Grace Magazine: Issue 20 (June, July, August 2019) - "Stories in the Sand"
- Bella Grace Magazine: Issue 19 (March, April May 2019) - "Evolution of a Mother and Son"
- Victoria Magazine - "Reader Reflections: The Secret Garden"
- HerStories Project - "Latina Awakens"
- Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers - "History in Our Hands"
- Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Very Good, Very Bad Cat - Healing Heartache"
​- Haunted Encounters : Read Life Stories of the Supernatural- "When Fear Turned to Pity"

Favorite Books/Authors

1. Anything by Neil Gaiman
2. Victorians - Poe, Brontes, Gothic Horror
3. Nick Hornby - Particularly his non-fiction
4. Mists of Avalon
5. Bios on Tutors, Marie Antoinette, authors