Silvia Castellano was born in Bolzano in 1991. She lives with her parents and younger brother. Since 2010, she has been studying English literature at Innsbruck University, Austria. Supernatural creatures, such as vampires, witches and werewolves, have always fascinated her. In 2014, she self-published Amethyst, her first novel and the start of a trilogy, as well as a collection of short stories, See Who I Am.