A former Miss Barbados-Independence, Lisa Hurley is a Jamaica-born, Barbados-bred writer and poet.
She has a Masters in Music Business from New York University (NYU), and has written and ghostwritten articles and content for Cosmopolitan (U.K.), WeightWatchers.com, Prevention.com, AIG.com and Black Enterprise magazine.
An accomplished performance poet, Lisa has presented her work to rave reviews for the Consul-General of Barbados in New York, at the annual invitation-only summer showcase “Evening with the Griots”, and at the Guyana Symposium’s Annual Literary Hang.
A prolific songwriter, Lisa has placed as a finalist in the Barbados Song Contest, and co-written “Fly” with neo-soul artist Russell Taylor. The song appears on his debut album “Somewhere In Between”.
Lisa currently resides in Jersey City, New Jersey on the waterfront of the historic Paulus Hook area. She is in the process of publishing her first book.
