Amber Tamblyn

Actress and poet Amber Tamblyn was born in Venice, California. She is the author of seven books across genres, including Free Stallion (2005), winner of the Borders Book Choice Award for Breakout Writing; Bang Ditto (2009); The Punishment Gift (2013); and Dark Sparkler (2015), a book of poetry and art. 

Tamblyn is the creator of the Substack newsletter Listening in the Dark, and reviews books of poetry by women for Bust magazine. She is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress and an award-winning director. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, and The Iowa Review, among other publications. She lives in Brooklyn.