Sonya Harris is the author of Guilty Pleasures, a Phenomenal & Outstanding African-American Fiction award winner.  Guilty Pleasures written to raise self-awareness about the importance and value of setting boundaries, enforcing them, and reinforcing them for self-preservation

 

She also authored, My Body Is Calling, recognized with the African-American Expo Achievement Award in 2016, for “…helping to enrich our community both culturally and creatively.”  My Body Is Calling was written to raise health-awareness and inspire total self-care in mind, body, and spirit. 

 

Sonya will soon release her first inspirational book, TRUTHS: Quotes, Affirmations, and Vignettes, to inspire self-empowerment because she believes our true power comes from within our higher-self. 

 

Sonya supports education, community, and domestic violence initiatives. She is a "thriving (DV) survivor," and a long-time Promising Pen Pal with the James P. Timilty Middle School student letter exchange program. In June 2020, she was a guest speaker on SAYge Link's racial injustice forum, sharing her unique experience with micro-aggression in corporate America and offering thoughts and forward-moving solutions for police reform and individual self-empowerment.  In 2012, Sonya was honored during Women's History Month for her commitment to excellence in education, scholarship, and leadership in the community. Sonya presented self-awareness workshops at Mother Caroline Academy, Grlz Radio of Boston, and a women's transitional program in New York. She also facilitated a writer's workshop at Rosie's Place for underserved women who aspire to write.  And Sonya is committed to engaging in more opportunities to serve, enlighten, inspire, and empower youth and women.  
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Sonya attended Boston Public Schools (K-12). She graduated with honors and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Emmanuel College, a Masters in Education and Transformation from UMASS Boston, and a Certificate in domestic violence training from Simmons College.
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When Sonya is not writing, she enjoys reading, crafting, gardening, traveling, solitude, and spending quality time with her daughter. She also volunteers for Black Girls Code and Salvation Army whenever she can answer a call for duty.

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