Lyssa Chiavari is an author of speculative fiction for young adults, including <em>Fourth World</em>, the first book in a sci-fi trilogy set on Mars, and <em>Cheerleaders From Planet X</em>, a tongue-in-cheek send-up of all things sci-fi. Her short fiction has appeared in <em>Wings of Renewal: A Solarpunk Dragon Anthology,</em> <em>Brave New Girls: Tales of Heroines Who Hack</em>, <em>Magic at Midnight: A YA Fairytale Anthology</em> and <em>Perchance to Dream</em><em>: Classic Tales from the Bard’s World in New Skins</em>. Her first published story, “The Choice,” was named one of <em>Ama-gi</em> Magazine’s Best of 2014. Lyssa lives with her family and way too many animals in the woods of Northwest Oregon.
