Maaja Wentz
Toronto
Ontario CanadaPen Name(s): Maaja Wentz Apricot Banks
Ontario CanadaPen Name(s): Maaja Wentz Apricot Banks
Feeding Frenzy: Curse of the Necromancer, Marina Royale, The Hunt for Red Octopus, Double Dead Magic
Loon Lake Magic, Saltwater Spy School
Cozy, Middle Grade, Paranormal or Supernatural, Short Fiction, Young Adult
Inside of a Dog -- Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Craft
I have given talks at Sisters in Crime (Toronto), the Toronto Public Library, Writers' Circle of Durham Region, Writers' Community of York Region. I have also spoken on many panels for the literary tracks of Science Fiction and Fantasy conventions such as World Con, Can-Con, Ad Astra, and SFContario.
Maaja Wentz is an award-winning writer of mystery and fantasy. The Wattpad serial, Feeding Frenzy: Curse of the Necromancer, won a Wattpad award and became Maaja’s first novel. The second book in the series, Double Dead Magic, launched in October 2023. Maaja’s unusual murder story, “Inside of a Dog,” appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Maaja holds a B. A. in French and English literature, an M.A. in Comparative literature, and a B. ed. She is a French Teacher/Librarian in Toronto, Ontario.