Mara Caitlin

gothic fantasy author • painter • folklorist

Hi! I'm Mara Caitlin!

I grew up in a haunted house in the Mojave Desert where I spent my youth exploring the rocks and searching for ghosts and dragons. 
I now reside in lower BC happy amongst the mist and the trees.

Though I've always been loved, I've never felt quite at home.
But in fairies, ghosts, and stories, I found belonging.

I write for those who feel the same —
for the dreamers and beautiful souls who’ve never quite fit in; 
for the ones told they’re too much, too sensitive, too dark, too different.
I write for you.

To the believers and the mischief makers: may your lights never dim.

It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to my world.
With a forever grateful heart — thank you for being here. 

♡ Mara

Things I love:

folklore
ghosts
world history / world religions
food
the ocean
fantasy
forests
mountains
stars
the night
k-pop/k-dramas
painting
books


Artists I'm inspired by:

Guillermo del Toro
Holly Black
Mary Shelley
Emily Bronte
Tim Burton
Claude Monet
Vincent Van Gogh
Odilon Redon
Hayao Miyazaki
Stray Kids

Books I love:

Wuthering Heights
The Giver
Howl's Moving Castle
Slaughterhouse 5
Hunger Games
House of Salt and Sorrow
Coraline