Lyssa Chiavari is an author of inclusive speculative fiction for young adults. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of publications, including the anthologies Magic at Midnight: A YA Fairytale Anthology and Perchance to Dream: Classic Tales from the Bard’s World in New Skins, both which she also edited. Her first published story, “The Choice,” was named one of Ama-gi Magazine’s Best Fiction of 2014. Lyssa lives with her family and way too many animals in the woods of Northwest Oregon.
Through SWP, Lyssa is the author of The Iamos Trilogy, a YA sci-fi adventure set on Mars. The first book, Fourth World, available now, is a Library Journal SELF-e Selection. Book Two of the series, New World, and a tie-in novella, Different Worlds, intended to be read between the first and second books of the series, are also available now. The final book in the series, One World, will be released in 2021.