Maya Svevak

Maya Svevak is an activist, artist, and author. She writes with the hope of reshaping mindsets toward issues that she is passionate about, such as climate change, injustice, racism, misogyny, violence, economic inequality, and oppression.

In her essays, blog posts, and non-fictional pieces, Maya draws on her training as a scientist to clearly lay out the links between cause and effect, so that readers can expand their understanding of the realities that afflict us locally and globally. Through her fictional writing, Maya aspires to absorb readers into the fascinating, mystical worlds of people who are often marginalized and ignored: the indigenous, dark-skinned, disabled, exploited, and abused.

Unhappy with the minimal contributions to social and environmental justice she made as a scientist, Maya left a highly successful academic career to work with disenfranchised communities at the grassroots level. In her work as an activist, Maya meets awe-inspiring individuals whose incredible stories of overcoming hardship with elegance and equanimity she weaves into her writing.

Most recently, Maya has created the world of Svevi Avatar, an alternate timeline triggered by divergent events that occurred thousands of years ago. This world parallels our own global systems in ways that connect the Svevi Avatar universe to many of the vital struggles, conflicts, and social dilemmas of our day. Svevi Avatar is being brought to life through art, animation, and vivid story-telling in serialized graphic novellas, novellas, and novels (www.sveviavatar.com). Maya hopes that her books and publications on diverse online forums will inspire readers all over the world to engage and together make a measurable positive impact on the environment and people.