Tamora Pierce

Overview:

• Legal Name: Pierce, Tamora
• Place of Birth: USA
• Date of Birth: December 13, 1954

Notes:

The author currently resides in Manhattan. Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, she studied scoial work, film, and psychology. Has been a martial arts movie reviewer, housemother in a group home, a literary agent's assistant, head writer for a radio production company and an investment banking secretary. She is married to writer/filmmaker Tim Liebe. She owns two cats, Scrap (the Lioness) and Vinnie, and a parakeet named Zorak. Tamora Pierce began writing when she was eleven.

Resources:

• Wikipedia article on Tamora Pierce