Paula Macena is, above all, a writer. Besides this, she’s a Brazilian-American who grew up in New Jersey and currently resides in Los Angeles. Aside from being published in Jr High the Magazine, Culturally Arts Collective, and Prometheus Unbound, her most recent poetry collection, Penance of the Byronic Hero was released in June 2023. In her pursuit of providing a platform for writers, she is the founder and director of Pluto’s, an organization that makes literature accessible to all. When she’s not reading or writing, you can find her making coffee.