Tanya lives in London. She graduated with a degree in graphic design from the University of Brighton in 1999. During her final year at Brighton, she created the BOYFRIEND TRAINING KIT, inspired by an argument with her boyfriend. She has since gone on to write the PARENT TRAINING KIT, THE OFFICE SURVIVAL KIT and THE STUDENT SURVIVAL KIT. THE FLATMATE SURVIVAL HANDBOOK will be published in 2007. Her books have been translated in numerous countries.