Tonya R. Moore is a Jamaican author and editor based in the USA. She is the Poetry Editor at Solarpunk Magazine, a Poetry Acquiring Editor at FIYAH Literary Magazine, an Associate Writer at Galactic Journey.
Her latest work, a short story titled Water Baby, was published in the Summer 2024 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Tonya streams variety games and co-working sessions on Twitch as SpaceAgeMermaid.
Biography
Tonya R. Moore grew up on the island of Jamaica and immigrated to the USA in 1997. She’s since been a soldier then a police dispatcher, and is currently a Credentialing Specialist for a multi-state behavioral healthcare non-profit organization.
Tonya writes and edits speculative fiction part time, and is a member of SFWA, Codex, Speculative Literature Foundation, and Carbon Collective. She writes professionally in various capacities and has written for entities including the Paidia Gaming platform and Publishers Weekly.
She is the Poetry Editor at Solarpunk Magazine and a Poetry Acquiring Editor at the Hugo Award-winning and nominated FIYAH Literary Magazine. She was a Vodoonauts 2022 Fellow and a finalist for Analog Science Fiction & Fact’s 2022 Award for Emerging Black Writers. She is also an Associate Writer for the the Hugo-nominated science fiction fan blog, Galactic Journey.
Written Works
Tonya’s science fiction-horror short story, Water Baby, was published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction’s Summer 2024 issue.Her soon-to-be-published speculative fiction short stories include Anansi and the Astronaut in M.V. Media’s highly anticipated Spacefunk! anthology.
Hobbies
In addition to writing, Tonya enjoys reading books, watching anime and live action SF movies and television. Tonya started playing video games in 2023 and currently streams Palia and No Man’s Sky on Twitch. Other games she enjoys from time to time include Valheim, Palworld, World fo Warcraft, and Genshin Impact.
Social Media
Tonya engages with readers and fellow SFF writers and creatives on the following social media platforms: