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Tamara MC

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Tamara MC’s Biography

Dr. Tamara MC is a Muslim/Jewish writer who creates multidisciplinary art about her juxtaposed hybrid identities.

As a cult, child marriage, and human trafficking lived experience expert, she advocates for girls, women, and female-identifying/non-binary individuals to live free from gender-based violence and coercive control worldwide.

Her Ph.D. is in Applied Linguistics, and she researches how language manipulates vulnerable populations. Dr. MC attended Columbia University for an M.F.A. and has been honored with residencies/fellowships at Bread Loaf, Iowa Writers' Workshop, Sewanee, Ragdale, Cave Canem, VONA, and VCCA.

She's published in 60+ prestigious outlets including The New York Times, New York Magazine, Newsweek, Salon, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She’s seeking representation for her debut memoir, CHILD BRIDE: ESCAPING AN AMERICAN SUFI CULT.

Dr. MC has traveled to nearly 80 countries, mostly alone and backpacking, and is a polyglot, having studied more than six languages.

You can find her at her website: www.tamaramc.com and on socials @tamaramcphd