Sandra Tyler is the author of Blue Glass, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and After Lydia. Her memoir The Night Garden: of My Mother is forthcoming from Pierian Springs Press. She is the founder and editor in chief of the renowned literary and fine art magazine, The Woven Tale Press. She earned her BA from Amherst College, and her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. She has taught creative writing at Columbia University, NY; Wesleyan University, CT; and Manhattanville College, NY. You can find out more about her at sandratyler.com.