Maika Llaneza is a Filipina American writer, teacher, and monster fanatic. Her stories can be found in the January 2020 Cover Feature of Sojourners Magazine, Inheritance Magazine, HelloGiggles, State of Formation, Stories with Sapphire Podcast, Healing the Unknown, and a new episode of Spooked Podcast. She was a State of Formation Interreligious Writing Fellow, a conference presenter at the Biennial Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Conference, and an upcoming debut kidlit author. She is currently an Exceptional Student Services Teacher at a French Immersion School in New Orleans, LA.