ALIA LURIA
ABOUT ME
I am an award-winning author born in Brooklyn, New York. I grew up in Tampa, Florida.
I attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa and was a voracious reader from the time I was little, graduating quickly from books like The Phantom Tollbooth to authors such as Stephen King. I began writing young, including poetry and short stories, some of which were published in my school's literary magazines.
I attended the University of Florida in 1995 but left school without my degree to become a full-time web developer. After working for start-up companies and freelancing on projects, I returned to school and received my B.S. in Economics from the University of Central Florida with honors in the major. My undergraduate thesis was published by German publisher VDM Verlag.
From there, I attended the University of Florida (again) and received my Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2009. I also obtained an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University in 2012 and my MFA in Fiction from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2018.
I currently live in Tampa, Florida with my boyfriend and dogs, where I am the managing partner of law firm LNK Law PLLC and special counsel at CEB Advising, LLC.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Science Fiction Novels
Ocularum | Willowslip Press | 2025 | Coming Next Year
Compendium | Willowslip Press | 2014 | Award Winning
Essays and Poetry
Geri o Shimasu | Unsolicited Press | 2025 | Releasing on August 12, 2025
Women Write Now (anthology) | SOOP | 2022 | Contributing Author
Personal Projects
Still Not a Robot | Personal Blog | Newsletter and Writings
CryptoKnits | Knit Designs | Gallery of Knitting Patterns Designed by Alia
Haiku Bijoux | Haiku Jewelry and Merch | Coming Soon!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Stay Tuned!
AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS
My debut science fiction novel, Compendium, won the National Indie Excellence Award in 2015 in the Fantasy category, the Reader’s Favorite Silver Medal in Fantasy and was a finalist for the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award in Fantasy, Science Fiction, and First Novel. My second novel in the series, Ocularum is forthcoming in 2025. My essay “You Might Eat Organic, but You’re Full of Baloney” was a creative non-fiction finalist for the Malahat Review Open Season Awards in 2018 and was ultimately published by the Northwest Review in the Winter 2021 edition. It has seen been republished in the anthology Women Write Now, curated by Edna White.My first full essay collection, Geri o Shimasu, will be published August 12, 2025 by Unsolicited Press.