Marie Arnold/Lola StVil was born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and came to America at the age of seven. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York alongside her extended family. Marie enjoys creating stories full of adventure, and wonder, which center on girls of color. Her books include the middle grade novels The Year I Flew Away and A Place to Shine. When she's not writing, she's adding to her extremely long Netflix queue and trying not to order pizza. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
How to Be a Teen While Also Dealing with Creatures, Magic, and the Vastness of Space
Sponsored by Wednesday Books
American Theater—Ballroom, 446 King St.
Moderated by Ashley Poston with Robyn Schneider, C L Herman, Lola StVil, and Noelle Monét
Main Characters and the Stories They Fit In
American Theater - Cinema, 446 King St.
Moderated by Anna Bright with Lola StVil, Rajani LaRocca, E. Lockhart, Ryan La Sala, and Teri Dederer

