'Marissa is a magical realism author writing from Bribie Island, Australia.'
'In addition to her fiction publications, Marissa has been featured in The Regionalist, a journal run by the Institute for Regional Security in Canberra. She has written on many subjects, including Australia's refugee responses and the influence of diplomacy in the Asia Pacific region. Her Honours thesis addresses the radicalisation of young people through a historical approach to studying religious communities within Australia.'
(Source: author's website)