Olivia writes science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and literary novels for MG, YA, and adult audiences. She has a Ph.D. in literature and creative writing and her research centers on the history of exile, India’s Partition, precarious borders and boundaries, global folklore and fairy tales, and the relationship between humans, machines and the environment. BALANCE OF FRAGILE THINGS is her debut adult literary novel. RISE OF THE RED HAND, her YA debut, was awarded the Colorado Book Award for Young Adult Literature. Book two of The Mechanists Series, FALL OF THE IRON GODS will be out April 2024. She is a contributor to the YA folk horror anthology THE GATHERING DARK (Page Street), the desi anthology MAGIC HAS NO BORDERS (HarperTeen), and the STAR WARS anthology, Return of the Jedi: From A Certain Point of View. She lives in Colorado with her family.
She’s represented by Eric Smith @ P.S. Literary Agency
“Random things you don’t know about Olivia:
She can recite every line of every Buffy episode, ever.
She has a collection of comic books that might make you jealous.
She makes terrariums and loves miniature things because the Borrowers are real.
She’s never felt like she fits into one culture, so she went ahead and made her own.
Her dogs are named Princess Buttercup and Ziggy Stardust.
She studied folklore and fairytales and now teaches them, too.
She loves fanny packs.
She is handy on hikes because she can identify many small things in nature like butterflies, insects and edible plants. ”
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