Bella Mahaya Carter

Bella Mahaya Carter’s poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction have appeared in The Sun, ONTHEBUS, Calyx, Pearl, Literary Mama, and elsewhere. Born and raised in Long Island, New York, she studied dance at The Juilliard School and graduated from Scripps College with a BA in Dance and Literature. She holds an MFA in Film Production with a Screenwriting emphasis from the University of Southern California, and an MA in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. She lives in Studio City, California with her husband, Jim, and their daughter, Helen.