Tamora Pierce
1954
For this American writer fantasy fiction is a strong hold. Born Tamora Pierce on December 13, 1954 in South Connellsville Pennsylvania, Fayette County; she cut her own niche with writings that feature young heroines. The name Tamora was born out of a spelling error when her maid was filling her birth certificate, contrary to the mother wanting to name her Tamara. The eldest in a family of three girls, her two other sisters are Kimberly and Malanie who were born when she was five and six respectively. She lived in Dunbar from when she was five but later moved to California at the age of eight, in June 1963 with her family. Initially they settled in San Mateo then moved to Miramar on the other side of Peninsula of San Fransisco. They settled there for six months then later moved to El Granada where they stayed for a year before relocating to Burlingame where they lived for three years.