Marisca Pichette is a young adult fantasy writer and student at Mount Holyoke College. She spends much of her time reading classical and fantastical works as well as writing short stories, poetry and two series of novels on which she is currently working. She has created two fantasy languages for her novels, which take place in both the 'real' world and imagined worlds. Her long fiction writing is mostly directed at young adult readers and is peppered with magic, myth and humour. Poems and vignettes are directed at a larger audience of those who appreciate the beauty of words.