TAMRYN SPRUILL, author of The W: A History of the WNBA: How the WNBA Survived, Evolved, and Changed Professional Sports (Abrams Press), is an award-winning independent journalist. Formerly the editor-in-chief of the WNBA-focused platform Swish Appeal, she has written for The Athletic, Harper’s Bazaar, Nouvèl Èdikay, The Red Bulletin, Slam, and elsewhere. A lifelong lover of basketball, Spruill has followed the WNBA since its inception and began reporting on it in 2014, with the aim of giving the then-neglected league meaningful coverage. She has an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College and a B.A. in Spanish and journalism from the University of South Carolina. As an adjunct professor, she is passionate about teaching media history/studies, world literature, and creative writing. She thrives in nature, feels most grounded when making music and art, and lives in Massachusetts with her wife, stepson, and two cats. She currently writes at thehardscreen.net.
