The Missing Princess

Aasiya Maryam was born in 1999. She started writing when she was ten years old. Her teachers commended her excellent use of the English language in her essays, compositions and project work at Rosary Matriculation Higher Secondary School. Poems were added to her portfolio a few years later. She went on to complete her twelfth grade at Fathima Basheer Matriculation Girls’ Higher Secondary School, where she enthralled both students and teachers with her stories.

Aasiya enjoys narrating stories more than she enjoys writing them. She loves cats, but as she was denied one, she adopted a stray cat and named him Tiger. She enjoys spending time with him every day. She bonds emotionally with a few trusted friends. She loves spending her free hours reading storybooks, poems and classics.

She spent her childhood reading Nancy Drew and the works of Enid Blyton. She loves the Harry Potter series and is a great fan of J. K. Rowling. During her teenage years, she introduced herself to ghost stories and horror genre through books and movies.

She has attended a professional course in scriptwriting, which extended the capabilities of this talented young writer who ＂visualizes＂ stories.

She resides in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.