About the author

Mayara Barros

Born in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. Ever since I was little, I enjoyed reading, tuning out of the world with a book in my hands. The dream of being a writer was born with&nbsp;<em>Harry Potter</em>Harry Potter, that inspires my to this day. I'm a cis woman, my pronouns are she / her / hers. I'm also demisexual and demiromantic. I have a&nbsp;<em>Master's Degree in Comunication</em>&nbsp;(Uerj) and I am currently enrolled in a PhD program in Communication at Uerj. I published&nbsp;<em>Caleidoscópio</em>, with Editora Illuminare, and self-published<em>&nbsp;Crystalline</em>,&nbsp;<em>A Guardiã da Magia</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Preferida</em>, as ebooks, available on Gumroad. I have short stories featured in the following anthologies:&nbsp;<em>Contos de Fada</em>,&nbsp;<em>Anjos e Demônios</em>, by Editora Illuminare;&nbsp;<em>Valquírias</em>, by Darda Editora, and&nbsp;<em>Momentum</em>, edited by Gabriela Martins. I act as editor-in-chief for&nbsp;Revista Avessa&nbsp;since 2014, and keep a personal blog,&nbsp;Naive Heart, since 2011.