Alia Luria

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.