AMPARO ORTIZ is the author of BLAZEWRATH GAMES and DRAGONBLOOD RING. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and currently lives on the island’s northeastern coast. She’s published short story comics in MARVEL’S VOICES: COMUNIDADES #1 and in the Eisner-award winning PUERTO RICO STRONG. She’s also co-editor of OUR SHADOWS HAVE CLAWS, a young adult horror anthology featuring myths and monsters from Latin America.

CRYSTAL MALDONADO is a young adult author with a lot of feelings. Her debut novel, FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA, was a New England Book Award winner, a COSMOPOLITAN Best New Book, and a Kirkus Best YA Fiction of 2021, while her sophomore novel, NO FILTER AND OTHER LIES, was a POPSUGAR and SEVENTEEN Best New YA. By day, Crystal works in higher ed marketing, and by night, she’s a writer who loves Beyoncé, glitter, shopping, and spending too much time on her phone. Her work has been published in Latina, BuzzFeed, and the Hartford Courant. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog. Follow her everywhere @crystalwrote or visit her website at crystalwrote.com.

Amparo Ortiz discussing LAST SUNRISE IN ETERNA with Crystal Maldonado