About Tami Lou Castillo

Tami Lou Castillo is a global educator who has been teaching in secondary classrooms and universities across the US and Australia for thirty years. With a BA in English and an MEd in Education, she specialises in literature, writing, academic skills and curriculum design. Outside of the classroom, Tami has also championed the importance of English communication skills and student engagement models in various educational conferences.

Tami’s first foray as an author was writing a book chapter titled ‘Mastering Environment and Sustainability’ in a scholarly collaboration between Monash University Library and La Trobe University Library around curriculums, libraries and student learning.

Following this, she embarked on a personal writing journey leading to her debut memoir, The Mould Maker. She was in part inspired to write by her parent, Connie, who was one of the first persons in California to have her name and gender changed on her birth certificate.

When she’s not writing, Tami enjoys running on forest trails, riding bikes with her husband, Peter, traveling and of course, reading.