Tamara MC

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer, Spoken Word Artist

Tucson, AZ
Arizona US
Email: 
tamara@email.arizona.edu
Website: 
muckrack.com/tamaramc
Twitter/X: 
@https://twitter.com/TamaraMCPhD

Author's Bio

Writers Retreats: 
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair
Biographers International Organization Conference
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Journals:
Ordinary Madness
,
Parents Magazine
,
Rigorous
,
Salon
,
The Independent on Sunday

Poetry

Journals:
Berkeley Poetry Review
,
Columbia Journal
,
Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts
,
High Shelf Press
,
Ordinary Madness
,
Rigorous

Spoken Word

Performances:
Babel Poetry Collective: April 9, 2021 (2021)
,
Northwest Film Forum: Seattle, Washington (2021)
,
Olympia Timberland Library: Breakup 1 (2021)
,
Radar Productions (2021)
,
Sister Spit Tour: Artist 2021 (2021)
,
The Stud Performance: March 21, 2021 (2021)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Tara Westover; Julie Scheeres; T Kira Madden; Leslie Jamison; Elizabeth Gilbert; Cheryl Strayed; Dani Shapiro; Ashley Ford; Courtney Maum; Roxane Gay; Jesmyn Ward; Martha Beck; Isabelle Allende; Sandra Cisneros; Lorna Dee Cervantes.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
BIPOC, Disabled, Jewish, LGBTQ, Lithuanian American, Multicultural, Multiethnic, Muslim, Other, Polish American, Russian American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, At Risk Youth, Children, Disability, Homelessness, Illness/Wellness, Immigration, Incarcerated individuals, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Naturalists/Environmentalists, Parents, Schools, Seniors, Teachers, Teenagers, Veterans, Women
Fluent in: 
Arabic, Bengali;Bangla, English, Persian, Yiddish
Born in: 
Tucson, AZ
Arizona
Raised in: 
San Antonio, TX
Texas
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Last update: Sep 18, 2022