Sophia earned her Bachelor’s in creative writing with a minor degree in medical anthropology from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Fine Arts in writing popular fiction from Seton Hill University. As a graduate student, she apprenticed under New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors, such as Maria V. Snyder, Priscilla Oliveras, Lee McClain, and many more. During her graduate program, two of her YA fantasy novels were critiqued by NYT and USA Today best-selling authors. For a year and a half, she wrote her YA fantasy thesis novel under the mentorship of Kathryn Miller Haines, award winning playwright and author of YA novels for HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster.

         She is an award-winning author of short young adult speculative fiction. Her young adult fantasy, “Tiny Hearts”, appeared in the anthology “Dragons of a Different Tail.” Her story won Honorable Mention for Best Character and the anthology as a whole won 1st Place for Anthologies/Short-Stories/Collections, Top 25 Fiction books of 2022 with a ranking of #14, 3rd Place for Best Fiction Book, and 3rd Place for Best Fantasy Book. She, also, wrote the paranormal fantasy “Ghouly Girl” for the anthology “Tales of Monstrosity: Monsters, Myths, and Miscreants,” and her horror short fiction, “Bone Kindling,” appeared in the anthology “A Very Ghostly Christmas.”

      Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a fiction editor at The Parliament House Press. As an editor at the Parliament House Press, her clients went on to become an Amazon #1 New Release in Teen & YA Magical Realism, featured as one of the ‘Most Anticipated YA Books of Fall 2021’ by YA.Buzz, appear in Fae Crate’s September 2021 book of the month subscription box, and receive glowing reviews by Tor.com and Kirkus Reviews.

         Sophia’s enthusiastic about sharing her knowledge of social media marketing and author brand creation. She taught social media for authors as a seminar at Seton Hill University and was a panelist with Crit & Pen Editorial. She was a guest speaker at the Association of Publishers in Special Sales South Florida launch at the Delray Public Library. She appeared on popular BookTuber HeyItsCarlyRae’s Book Hour interview segment, HeyItsCarlyRae Editing 101 Series, Super Geeked Up Live, Genretainment and SciFi Pulse Radio podcasts. 

      You can find Sophia active on Instagram and Twitter through the handle, @sophiadesensi or at her website, www.authorsophiadesensi.com!