Heather Jane Tanner, (nee Steeley), is a writer and journalist from Ulverston, UK. Born on Abbey Road in Barrow and raised in the village of Lowick until she was 19, she then moved with her family to Ulverston in 1997.
She studied for a Business Diploma with Music Management in Durham city and later graduated with a Masters in Creative Writing from Newcastle University in 2006.
She returned to Ulverston from Newcastle in 2023 after raising her family. Over the years she has also worked as a music journalist, a band manager and an art dealer’s assistant, running a vintage importing corporation alongside her husband until his death in 2016. She was an influencer for the Vogue network in 2013.
Facing some implications to health and following her daughter’s move to University she moved back to her home county, choosing the market town of Ulverston as a base to be near the remaining members of her immediate and extended family.
Where health allows she enjoys archery, reading, gardening, interior design, history, music and writing. She remains ever curious about others and has an obsession about architecture, particularly Georgian! She also likes to take the odd photo.