Alice Lorentino (she/her) self-published her first novel, Shadow’s Hidden Blade, at age sixteen after writing it for two years, mostly over the course of the COVID-19 quarantine. It has received praise from readers in the U.S and England. Her second novel, Splintertown, was released when she was eighteen. Her third novel, Sisters of Vipers, was released when she was nineteen. When she’s not brainstorming new ideas, she can be found reading, running, or spending time with loved ones.