Talia Zales is a San Diego author with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, a Master of Arts in Creative Writing and a Master of Education with a concentration in Middle Grades Language Arts. Talia worked as a public-school teacher for eight years.

She is publishing a children’s book this fall and is currently writing a novel in her few spare moments. Talia enjoys reading and writing in her garden with her husband, two children and pet tortoise.