Taryn Skipper
Award-winning author/artist Taryn Skipper writes for smart children and quirky adults. Her publications include her YA Scifi novel, Between Tungsten and Gold (2025, Splinter Press), picture and activity books for children, cover art, contributions (including story, poetry and art) in Earth(ish) (2026, Splinter Press) and in other anthologies. She enjoys presenting at events such as FanX SLC, FanExpo Denver, Storymakers, LTUE, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, and the Colorado Teen Writing Conference. Her degrees are in Philosophy and International Studies with an emphasis on Formal Logic. Outside of writing, she likes to travel and explore the Colorado Rockies around her with her family.
About the Book:
Between Tungsten and Gold
NOTHING IN ALYONA’S LIFE works the way it should: not her toaster (stealing parts from it probably didn’t help), not her relationship with her older sister (who’s also stuck playing legal guardian), not her feelings for her best friend, Jaxon (who’s way too cute for his own good), and certainly not the teleportation tech her parents invented before they died.
If Alyona wants to fix any of it, she’ll have to do the one thing she’s worst at: trust people. But when underground resistance groups, controlling government forces, and her own doubts start closing in, it all comes down to one thing- Who can she trust…and what will it cost if she’s wrong?
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