Deryn van der Tang

Deryn is a writer, artist, and lover of nature and travel. Born in the previously named Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), from 1820 Settler pioneering stock, she has traveled the world, moving to South Africa and the United Kingdom. She now lives in the USA. She is passionate about her Ancestral History and the pioneering foundations laid by her forefathers. She retired from her career as an exploration cartographer and housing manager and now lives in the United States of America. Her rich adventures have enabled her to write about transforming life’s experiences.
Deryn is a contributing author/illustrator to several books and has had travel articles published in the Senior Travel Expert and contributed to PFS in-house magazine. She writes for her “Crossing My Bridges” blog which is about transitions through grief, new destinations, and the second half of life. She has also contributed to “How 7 Women of Faith Manifest GODLY Success Through Spiritual Intimacy.” She also contributed to “In All Things” anthology. She has been published in GuidePosts, “Strengthened by His Touch,” and has published two devotional Books, “Sunrise to Sunset,” and “Who am I? What has God got to Do with it? Does it Matter?” She also wrote a Christian self-help book, “The Journey: Your Guide from Loss to the Land of New Dreams.” Some of her poetry can be found in Spillwords. She has just published her first illustrated children’s picture book, “Who is Mouse’s Friend?” The latest book is her grandmother’s memoir “The Singer and the Story”