Tamara Moan earned her BFA in graphic design from the University of Washington, and her MA in literature and creative writing from the University of Hawai‛i. She currently lives and works in Kailua, Hawai‛i, surrounded by an extended Hawaiian family and the vast Pacific. Tamara’s journalism has appeared in Hana Hou, Island Scene, Generations Hawaii, American Artist, The Artist’s Magazine, and Pastel Artist. Her poetry and creative nonfiction have been published in Bamboo Ridge and Hawaii Pacific Review.