Nya. D. Etienne is an award winning author & illustrator. Nya has been writing since 2nd Grade, her first Award winning Book Bad Pizza Party,she has also written several other books. She is a 7th Grade student  in Washington D.C.

In her free time she enjoys drawing,gymnastics and reading. She would like to share her books with other kids around the world,and has her own publishing company called NYChris Publishing-named after her and her little sister Christa. She resides in Southern Maryland with her family.