Diana Hawrylyszyn Grote was born in 2010 in Santo André, Brazil, where she lived until the age of 12, when she moved to Portugal with her mother to live with her stepfather. From an early age, she faced difficulties making friends and socializing, finding a sanctuary and a means of expression in drawing and writing — especially fiction. At 14, after revisiting old sketchbooks and ideas, she began writing A Mente de um Morto – Libitina (The Mind of a Dead Man – Libitina). She intends to continue exploring this literary universe in future works.