Maya Prasad is a South Asian American author, a Caltech graduate, and a former software

engineer. She currently resides in the Pacific Northwest, where she enjoys hiking, kayaking, and raising her budding bookworm kiddo.

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Her debut novel Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things is a Children’s Book Council Young Adult Favorite and a Librarian Favorite of 2023. She’s also the author of Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms, the first in a new STEM chapter book series. She’s passionate about creating joyful representation for kids and teens.

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