Tucson Festival of Books

Sunya Mara (she, her, hers)


Sunya Mara is the author of “The Darkening” duology and a storyteller with a background in film and illustration. Her new Young Adult fantasy is "Embrace the Serpent." She grew up in six cities across five states before settling in Los Angeles. A graduate of the University of Southern California, she studied film and business and wrote and illustrated at the Oscar-winning Granity Studios. When not writing, she can be found exploring old movie theaters or admiring art in museums.

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Books:
Embrace the Serpent
Teen
HarperCollins Publishers
June 2025
ISBN 9780063386136
352 pages

The Darkening
Teen
HarperCollins Publishers
June 2023
ISBN 9780358749714
400 pages