About
Tyler Martin Hanley was born in San Francisco, California. He attended Foothill College, where he studied creative writing and philosophy. He credits his interest in writing to his mother, Cleva, an avid reader.
After college, Tyler pursued acting and filmmaking. He attended San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre, earning high mark
Tyler Martin Hanley was born in San Francisco, California. He attended Foothill College, where he studied creative writing and philosophy. He credits his interest in writing to his mother, Cleva, an avid reader.
After college, Tyler pursued acting and filmmaking. He attended San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre, earning high marks in the school’s rigorous Summer Training Congress. Tyler and his twin brother, Nathan, collaborated on several independent feature films, including the thriller Rehearsal and the mystery/drama Table for Six, which Tyler co-wrote and co-directed.
Tyler spent more than a decade in the editorial department of the Palo Alto Weekly, a highly respected community newspaper in Silicon Valley. He wrote and edited a wealth of feature stories, film reviews and opinion columns during his tenure. He was honored with the annual Rusty van Bronkhorst Award and earned awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association and the Peninsula Press Club for his work.
He has written poetry and short stories. Firewalkers is his debut novel. His literary influences include J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, William Goldman and Edgar Allan Poe.