Lyssa Chiavari is an author of speculative fiction for young adults, including the critically-acclaimed Iamos Trilogy from Snowy Wings Publishing and Cheerleaders from Planet X, a quirky sci-fi romance published by The Kraken Collective. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthologies Wings of Renewal, Brave New Girls: Tales of Heroines Who Hack, Overmorrow, and others. She's also the editor of the anthologies Perchance to Dream and Magic at Midnight. Her first published story, "The Choice," was named one of Ama-gi Magazine's Best Short Stories of 2014. When she's not writing, you can usually find her exploring the woods near her home in the Pacific Northwest or living her best life on her Animal Crossing island. Visit Lyssa online at lyssachiavari.com.