Martha Riva Palacio Obón is a Mexican author of novels, poetry, and television for children of all ages. She won the 2011 Premio Barco de Vapor for MERMAIDS DREAM OF TRILOBITES (which was also selected in 2013 for the White Ravens International Children's Library Catalog), as well as the 2014 Premio Hispanoamericano de Poesía para Niños for her illustrated poetry book LUNÁTICA. Her bilingual picture book BESO / KISS was published in the US by Scholastic in 2017 and in Malta in 2018. Her book KITSUNEBI, FUEGO DE ZORRO was included in the 2020 White Ravens International Children's Library Catalog. Martha is a current nominee for the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. She has a degree in psychology. The English translation of MERMAIDS DREAM OF TRILOBITES was published by Bloomsbury in October 2023 as SECRETS WE TELL THE SEA.

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