Talya Byrd is a writer, artist, and editor based out of San Diego. Her interests include, in no particular order, Gothic fiction, fashion, surfing, pop-culture, camping, cooking, and the NYT game, Connections. She received her B.A. in writing from Wheaton College, IL, where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the undergraduate literary journal, Kodon. Now she is cultivating her voice and searching for her corner of the literary world.