Maya Cheav is a 24-year-old Cambodian-American writer from Southern California, as well as the author of three poetry chapbooks, LYKAIA (2023), TAN’S DONUTS (2025), and BY-THE-WIND-SAILOR (2026). Their writing has been featured in Stone of Madness, ALOCASIA, Scapegoat Review, The Insurgence, Across the Margin, and elsewhere. They were a top 10 finalist for the 2023 Palette Poetry Chapbook Prize, guest judged by Danez Smith, as well as a 2024 Tin House Workshop alum, under the faculty mentorship of Roy G. Guzmán. They were a Season 22 AWP Writer-to-Writer Poetry Mentor and is the Assistant Communications Manager at Chestnut Review. Their flash fiction is featured in the Kevin Atwater "Achilles" Literary Collection to accompany his song "Call of Duty."