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tamryn spruill

is an award-winning independent journalist and author of The W: A History of the WNBA: How the WNBA Survived, Evolved, and Changed Professional Sports (Abrams Press, September 2026).

Formerly the editor in chief of Swish Appeal, she has written for The Athletic, Harper’s BAZAAR, The New York Times, 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 a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Goddard College and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Journalism from the University of South Carolina. As an adjunct professor, Spruill 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.

Spruill currently writes at thehardscreen.net.

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