“The first thing that matters: I am a child of the eighties. I grew up in a neon wonderland of talking horses, compassionate bears, hair that didn't move in a stiff wind, and the constant threat of nuclear war.”

American author and filker

Seanan McGuire is an American author and filker known for urban fantasy and comics. She writes under her own name and under the pseudonyms Mira Grant and A. Deborah Baker. Her work includes urban fantasy novels and Spider-Gwen comic books. As Mira Grant, she has written science fiction and horror, including Aliens: Echo. As A. Deborah Baker, she writes the children's portal fantasy series Up-and-Under.