Biography of E. Tara Scurry

E. Tara Scurry was born l in Washington D.C. and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland where she currently resides.

She received her Bachelors from Sweet Briar College in Sociology with a minor in Law & Society where she completed a Senior Thesis on the “Attitudes toward Sexual Behaviors and the Significance of Sexual Conformity” which explored attitudes towards stigmatized sexual behavior and the consequences encounteredthrough “sexual deviance”. She has completed PhD level research based on participatory and observational research within the alternative community focusing on Goths, diversity issues, and what it means for members of sub-cultures in the workplace.

She is a Certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Certified Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) and a Certified Career Management Coach (CCMC). She holds a M.S. degree in Organization Development & Strategic Human Resources from the Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University.

A pesco-vegetarian and native to the DC metropolitan area, she is also a recreational visual artist, focusing her artisic priorities upon self-expresstion and the pleasure therein.

She has read poetry at Morehouse College, signed books at B. Dalton Booksellers, The Century Limited Inc. and Capitol Bookfest presented by The Washington Post. Among other radio appearances, she has interviewed with WSLB-AM, Watertown, New York on "The Dick Wilson Show", John Lorine of CNN Radio Network ( Atlanta), Thor Tolo of KGNW-AM "Live From Seattle", and Holly Campbell of WCFK-AM Chicago "What Women Can Do".

An award-winning author, E. Tara Scurry is known for creating provoking poetry, and alternative paranormal and medievalist romantioc fantasy.

Tara's own experiences and beliefs, inspired by music, film, literature, current events or the experiences of those around her serve as her constant inspiration.