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 searching for ghosts and dragons. Now I live in lower BC, happy amongst the mist and the trees.

Though always loved, I never quite felt at home — until I found belonging in fairies, ghosts, and stories.

And this is why I've always had a creative tool in my hand: pen or paintbrush, I have always needed to create.

I write and create for those who feel the same — for the dreamers and beautiful souls who were told they're too much, too sensitive, too dark, too different.

To the believers and the mischief makers who found belonging in stories: 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
nature
stars
the night
k-pop/k-dramas
classical music
painting
books


Artists I'm inspired by:
Guillermo del Toro
Holly Black
Mary Shelley
Emily Bronte
John William Waterhouse
Claude Monet
Vincent Van Gogh
Odilon Redon
Hayao Miyazaki
Lana Del Rey
Stray Kids

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