Autumn Lala was born and raised in Springboro, Ohio. She spent part of her childhood in the factory of her family’s printing business, and packed the rest with art, sports, books, friends, and family. She is a third generation graphic designer who first learned to code on MySpace. Conveniently, MySpace hosted numerous applications, and Quizzaz (now Quotev) introduced her to the online writing community. She posted short stories and serial novels on Quizzaz through middle school and early high school.
If she wasn't completing her homework, she was writing or reading about writing. Joining a high school Graphic Arts & Communications vocational program while finishing her first book draft helped her to see the hybridity of creativity and reaching an audience. Whether writing or designing, the knowledge of each form and industry clued her into how to create connections and make meaning in her work.
By 20, Autumn was internationally published in poetry and short fiction. By 24, she earned a dual-English bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric & Professional Writing and Creative Writing Hybrid Forms from the University of Cincinnati, as well as a master’s degree in Writing & Rhetoric from the University of Dayton. All the while, she kept writing and publishing up into graduate school.
Graduating during the COVID-19 pandemic meant a creative detour, but now Autumn is committed to a 3x3x30 initiative: to draft 3 pieces in 3 different genres by the time she turns 30 in May 2026. Rumor has it, you can find her at her favorite local coffee shop working on one of her projects.
If she wasn't completing her homework, she was writing or reading about writing. Joining a high school Graphic Arts & Communications vocational program while finishing her first book draft helped her to see the hybridity of creativity and reaching an audience. Whether writing or designing, the knowledge of each form and industry clued her into how to create connections and make meaning in her work.
By 20, Autumn was internationally published in poetry and short fiction. By 24, she earned a dual-English bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric & Professional Writing and Creative Writing Hybrid Forms from the University of Cincinnati, as well as a master’s degree in Writing & Rhetoric from the University of Dayton. All the while, she kept writing and publishing up into graduate school.
Graduating during the COVID-19 pandemic meant a creative detour, but now Autumn is committed to a 3x3x30 initiative: to draft 3 pieces in 3 different genres by the time she turns 30 in May 2026. Rumor has it, you can find her at her favorite local coffee shop working on one of her projects.
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