David Cleofas Avila is a YA romantasy and memoir writer whose work braids schizophrenia, art, and travel into stories about survival and chosen home.
His current projects include an epic, hopeful YA dragon quest and a concise schizophrenia memoir that moves through psych wards, music stages, painting studios, and years on the road.
His fiction leans into dragons, sea journeys, and found family, while his nonfiction centers disability, creativity, and neurodivergence.
When he’s not drafting new pages, David shares poetry, photography, and occasional political commentary on social media, exploring the edges of art, illness, and belonging in public.