Mayra Calvani

Mayra Graciela Calvani is a Puerto Rican gothic fiction writer, though she also dabbles in picture books. She holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and an M.A. in Western Literature, both magna cum laude, and writes fiction inspired by her travels and Lebanese, Spanish, and Corsican heritage. Her works have won multiple awards, among them the SCBWI “Work of Outstanding Progress” grant and the International Latino Book Award. After having lived in Puerto Rico, the United States, and Turkey, Mayra is now settled with her family in Belgium, where she volunteers as Assistant Regional Advisor for SCBWI Benelux. She loves “dissecting” movies, collects creepy dolls, and has two cats, one of them a ghost. She is represented by Jolene Haley at the Donald Maass Literary Agency.