Tatiana Ryckman was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the author of the novella, I Don't Think of You (Until I Do), and two chapbooks of prose, Twenty-Something and VHS and Why it's Hard to Live. Tatiana is the Editor of Awst Press and has attended residencies at Yaddo, Arthub, and 100W Corsicana. She teaches Creative Writing workshops through the University of Texas at Austin's Informal Classes.