Lyvia Martinez grew up in Puerto Rico, where her love of stories was shaped through weekends binging Blockbuster movies and long afternoons reading during power outages. She studied filmmaking and screenwriting at Brigham Young University and Chapman University.

Lyvia is a fresh voice in the literary world. Her debut novel, Our Last Fall, will be published by Bywater Books in 2026. She's worked in Film and TV for over ten years and loves stories in all forms. She currently works in event planning for an animation studio, and resides in Los Angeles with her wife, a clowder of charismatic cats, and a revolving door of foster animals.