Short bios (50 words or less) for media use:
Resume writer
Tara Lynne Groth started resume writing in 2004. As a former PR director, she helps job seekers market themselves. She’s a Certified Agile Coach (ICP-ACC) and received a leadership certificate from MIT, which helps her develop her clients' leadership signatures.
Book author and poet
Tara Lynne Groth writes is the author of the story collection ROSE WINDOW, a guide for freelance journalists, and a few poetry books. She received honorable mention in fiction in the 2015 Carolina Woman Writing Contest and was a semifinalist for the 2015 and 2016 James Applewhite Poetry Prize.
Journalist
Tara Lynne Groth's articles have appeared in magazines and newspapers since she was 17. She's the author of Magazine Queries That Worked: Build Income and Authority With Freelance Journalism. She has written for trade and consumer publications including GRIT, Produce Business, Blue Ridge Country, The Chapel Hill News, and more.
Content strategist and UX writer
Tara Lynne Groth is a content strategist in user experience design (UXD). Her background in digital content spans SEO content, blog development, and content marketing. Before shifting into UX she was a marketing manager and public relations director.
Personal
Tara Lynne Groth is a writer, beekeeper, and advocate for ecological landscapes. She lives in North Carolina with her Miata-fanatic husband, a covey of quail, flock of spoiled chickens, and several beehives.
How to pronounce
Tara Lynne Groth rhymes with Marilyn Moth.
Read about my writing awards.
Fun facts:
Sample of past media appearances and speaking engagements
Research Triangle Park High School - Visiting poet (February 2021)
95.5FM Writers Words Radio (October 2016)
Author Marketing Starts Before Your Book - Wake County Public Libraries (July 2016)
Freelancing for Digital and Print - Blue Ridge Writers Conference (April 2016)
Make Your Living Writing - Triangle Sisters in Crime Workshop (March 2016)
Chatham Middle School - Career Day Speaker (March 2016)
Freelancing and SEO - Guest Speaker at Wake-Up Wednesday (February 2016)
Get Published Now - Speaker at Rolesville Young Writers Conference (October 2015)
Poetry Writing - Wake County Libraries (October 2015)
Mills Park Middle School - Visiting Poet (December 2014)
Writing Words that Work - Guest Speaker at Raleigh Public Relations Society Luncheon (March 2014)
Best Blogging Practices - Guest Speaker at ASJA headquarters in Times Square (October 2013)
Salisbury Post (June 2013)
Great Schools
Pulse (May 2011)
Blue Ridge Outdoors (May 2011)
Murfreesboro Post (January 2011)
Skype Interview on FOX17 (January 2011)
Cary News - Interview (December 2010)
Resume writer
Tara Lynne Groth started resume writing in 2004. As a former PR director, she helps job seekers market themselves. She’s a Certified Agile Coach (ICP-ACC) and received a leadership certificate from MIT, which helps her develop her clients' leadership signatures.
Book author and poet
Tara Lynne Groth writes is the author of the story collection ROSE WINDOW, a guide for freelance journalists, and a few poetry books. She received honorable mention in fiction in the 2015 Carolina Woman Writing Contest and was a semifinalist for the 2015 and 2016 James Applewhite Poetry Prize.
Journalist
Tara Lynne Groth's articles have appeared in magazines and newspapers since she was 17. She's the author of Magazine Queries That Worked: Build Income and Authority With Freelance Journalism. She has written for trade and consumer publications including GRIT, Produce Business, Blue Ridge Country, The Chapel Hill News, and more.
Content strategist and UX writer
Tara Lynne Groth is a content strategist in user experience design (UXD). Her background in digital content spans SEO content, blog development, and content marketing. Before shifting into UX she was a marketing manager and public relations director.
Personal
Tara Lynne Groth is a writer, beekeeper, and advocate for ecological landscapes. She lives in North Carolina with her Miata-fanatic husband, a covey of quail, flock of spoiled chickens, and several beehives.
How to pronounce
Tara Lynne Groth rhymes with Marilyn Moth.
Read about my writing awards.
Fun facts:
- I'm a licensed motorcycle rider. Ask me which vintage bike my husband restored for me.
- I'm a third generation backyard chicken farmer.
- I received my bachelor's degree at age 19.
Sample of past media appearances and speaking engagements
Research Triangle Park High School - Visiting poet (February 2021)
95.5FM Writers Words Radio (October 2016)
Author Marketing Starts Before Your Book - Wake County Public Libraries (July 2016)
Freelancing for Digital and Print - Blue Ridge Writers Conference (April 2016)
Make Your Living Writing - Triangle Sisters in Crime Workshop (March 2016)
Chatham Middle School - Career Day Speaker (March 2016)
Freelancing and SEO - Guest Speaker at Wake-Up Wednesday (February 2016)
Get Published Now - Speaker at Rolesville Young Writers Conference (October 2015)
Poetry Writing - Wake County Libraries (October 2015)
Mills Park Middle School - Visiting Poet (December 2014)
Writing Words that Work - Guest Speaker at Raleigh Public Relations Society Luncheon (March 2014)
Best Blogging Practices - Guest Speaker at ASJA headquarters in Times Square (October 2013)
Salisbury Post (June 2013)
Great Schools
Pulse (May 2011)
Blue Ridge Outdoors (May 2011)
Murfreesboro Post (January 2011)
Skype Interview on FOX17 (January 2011)
Cary News - Interview (December 2010)
Headshots
Book cover images
My most recent book ROSE WINDOW, an interconnected collection of short stories, released in July 2025.
A guide for freelance journalists. This is a collection of all the successful pitch letters from my magazine writing experience.
Internet-friendly resolutions:
Magazine Queries That Worked (2017)
This is Paris (2011)
Bare Feet on the Dashboard (2011)
Missed Connections (2011)
Bonnaroo Guidebook (2010)
High res - contact me