About me

Marina Pinto Miller Ph.D is an award-winning author and illustrator and a 2X Golden Wizard Book Prize winner in 2023 for Jonathan’s Number Party and The Beloved Equation. Get the full Golden Wizard reviews on Goodreads!

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‘Jonathan's Number Party' is inclusive of/for children with disabilities and children of colour. Teachers describe it as: "life-changing for readers with dyslexia and dyscalculia; educational, engaging, inclusive and endearing." Currently available in paperback only on Amazon Canada.

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‘The Beloved Equation’ highlights the joys and perils of finding love through the eyes of a person with a disability. Readers describe it as “a wonderful story that resonates,”and a tale that “encourages young adults to persevere in search of happiness in life.” Available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon Canada. Hardcover may be ordered through Ingram Sparks.

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Marina has completed other illustrated stories including  'The Olive Kingdom' for author A.B. Neilly. Marina integrates fine art, illustration, and creative writing along with sound using her synaesthesia, with over 75 commissioned works, including paintings of music and licensed designs, all done by hand.  Her fine art series called 'Tree Songs’, is on permanent exhibit at Tangled Arts + Disability Gallery in Toronto.

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'Reflecting on the Grave and the Bones Within' published in 2012 by Oxford Archeopress, British Archeological Report 2425 is Marina’s doctoral dissertation – simply described by her thesis advisor as:“It sings.”