Maliha Marri is a resident of Huntington Beach, CA. She teaches at Great Foundations Montessori in Tustin. She has authored and illustrated a children’s story book, Pingu, the flying penguin. Her poetry has been published in a library magazine called Turtle Island in January, February and October issues. And her short stories in an international journal known as Literary Parthenon.

She is a current student at the Los Angeles Community Colleges District and studying Psychology. Her Alma Mater is Pepperdine University from where she earned her doctoral degree in Education. She finished a short term contract in curriculum writing for the Orange County Department of Education in Costa Mesa.And has recently finished a fellowship in curriculum writing from UCLA. 

Maliha also volunteers for American Red Cross and NATCAT in Newport Beach. She loves nature. Her hobbies are hiking, biking, and art and crafts.