Maya Olivo is an aspiring poet, award-winning writer and rising high school senior in New York City. In 2020, she won a Gold Key and Silver Medal in Novel Writing by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. She has participated in several writing programs including Bronx Loaf, the 92Y Young Writers Workshop and Girls Write Now. Maya is a Mexi-Rican from East Harlem with a passion for words. Aside from this, she likes watching movies and listening to music from bands like The Neighbourhood, The Strokes and Car Seat Headrest.
