Marissa is an emerging author, raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. She moved to London in 2023 to pursue her literary career.

She is studying for her MFA in Creative Writing at City, University of London, where she is writing her debut fantasy novel, For the Sake of Your Name.

The novel follows two halves of one soul who must ask themselves whether they are willing to sacrifice each other as they chase the legacies that will keep their dead mothers close to them.

Marissa is currently unrepresented.