Born in Manila, Philippines, Lerah Mae Barcenilla grew up in a small village full of magic, tradition and superstition. Her family moved to the UK when she was ten years old. Her prose and poetry has been published in The Student Wordsmith, The Purple Breakfast Review, and PETRie Inventory. She writes about music and films at Culturefly, UnitedKpop, HelloKpop and BeatCraze Events. Recently graduated from the University of Leicester with a degree in BA English, she buys way too many books than she has time to read. She is currently a member of the Writing West Midlands Room 204 Writer Development Scheme (2017-2018)