Michelle D’costa is a writer and editor, but most importantly, a voracious reader of every single genre and subject. She's the Executive Editor at Bound and one of our most beloved mentors. 

Her work is published in over 70 magazines and was longlisted for the TOTO Award for Creative Writing 2021. Her poetry chapbook Gulf was published by Yavanika Press in 2021.

As the Founder and Managing Director of Bound, Tara guides the creative, research, and production teams through a long-term content vision and creates globally successful content IPs with loyal followers. 

Tara believes that storytelling will help businesses scale faster through strategic content creation and audience building. She was the first to transform the creative skill-building economy in India by launching premier writing retreats as well as mentorships and training programs.

She previously worked at Penguin India, SheThePeople.TV, and BloombergQuint. Her writing has appeared in CondeNast Traveller, Scroll, Midday, and Outlook, among others. She also worked as an editor at Writer's Side, Asia's largest literary agency. Tara currently lives in Mumbai.