Welcome to the web site of Alivia Tagliaferri. 

Alivia is the author of Beyond the Wall: The Journey Home (November, 2009). Formerly titled 'Still the Monkey, What Happens to Warriors after War,' Tagliaferri's debut novel is receiving recognition from the veteran, miiltary and mental health communities for its stirring and non-biased portrayal of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the long-range affects this mind injury has on the psyche of self and family.  

In 2008-2009, she directed and produced Beyond the Wall: Homeless Zone, a social documentary exploring the issue of homelessness among veterans. It was co-produced by Nancy E. Mantelli, associate produced and edited by Jon Sonnheim. The film premiered at the Woodrow Wilson Center in November 2008, and anchors a media awareness campaign.

As founder of Ironcutter Media, LLC an independent publishing, media and event production company based in the Washington, D.C area, Alivia is helping other artists tell their stories. Visit Ironcutter Media to learn more about the company, its titles, authors, events and productions. www.ironcuttermedia.com

Engaged in charity and civic events in the Washington, DC region, Alivia is a member of the Longest Yard Congressional Football Game Organizing Committee, the USO-Metro Casino Night Planning Committee, Advisory Board of JAKA Consulting Group, and volunteers time hosting literary discussions and workshops at high schools, churches, shelters and the USO-Metro Care Lounge (Dulles Airport, VA.)

She is also a professional mentor with Nancy Mantelli's Professional TV Production class at West Potomac Academy in Alexandria, VA (Fairfax County Public School District).

"...At its best in conveying what we clinicians refer to as “survival guilt,” a short cut term that can barely begin to describe the aftermath of the combination of intense and almost sacred bonds formed during combat with the brutal loss of those so uniquely loved. 

Although as civilians we will never fully understand what it is like to live through and beyond combat, this important book will help us to appreciate the living consequences of those who have."
- M. Tracie Shea, Ph.D. | Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Brown Univeristy

One of the Year's Best! (2007) 
- NAMI | National Alliance on Mental Illness

A poignant and powerful novel...
- James A. Cox | Midwest Book Review