Maria Lewis is a journalist, screenwriter and author based in Sydney, Australia. Getting her start as a police reporter at the Gold Coast Bulletin, her writing on pop culture has appeared in publications such as the New York Post, Guardian, Penthouse, The Daily Mail, Empire Magazine, Huffington Post, The Daily and Sunday Telegraph, Film Ink and many more. Seen as a presenter on SBS Viceland's nightly news program The Feed and as the host of Cleverfan on ABC, she has been a journalist for over 13 years. Her critically acclaimed debut novel Who Afraid? was published in 2016, followed by its sequel Who's Afraid Too? in 2017. Who's Afraid? is being developed for television by the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Hoodlum Entertainment.
Praise for It Came From The Deep Lewis's YA debut It Came From The Deep is an unexpected surprise that fills a niche in the Australian market. - Thoughts By Tash Sydney presenter, producer and writer extraordinaire Maria Lewis, has penned an intriguing and original coming of age tale set against the glittering backdrop of Australia's Gold Coast. - Lyn Haines She writes kick-ass monsters and things that go bump in the night with a flair for the awesome. - Reviewers Of Oz This book is Maria's first foray into the YA genre, but she did not abandon her penchant for feminism in her characters and story line. GirlTalkHQ It Came from the Deep is one of those stories that sticks with you days after you've read it ... once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. - Novel Tea Corner The concept is so original that I had to know where this story came from. - Handbag Mafia It's about mermaids and mermen, with a murder mystery, and the procedural elements are her experience as a journalist coming out. - 2SER 107.3FM