Maya Cheav is a Cambodian-American writer from Southern California. She is the author of the poetry chapbook, LYKAIA (Bottlecap Press, 2023). Her poems and flash fiction have been featured in Stone of Madness, ALOCASIA, Scapegoat Review, Across the Margin, and elsewhere. Her work has received a Best Small Fictions Nomination. She was a top 10 finalist for the 2023 Palette Poetry Chapbook Prize, guest judged by Danez Smith, as well as a 2024 Tin House Workshop alum, under the faculty mentorship of Roy G. Guzmán.