Naila Moreira is a writer, poet, essayist and journalist.

Her forthcoming middle-grade novel THE MONARCHS OF WINGHAVEN (Walker Books US, 2024) follows the adventures of two budding naturalists as they fight to save a plot of wilderness in their town, recording their natural history observations in illustrated journal pages throughout. She's also the author of the poetry chapbook WATER STREET (Finishing Line Press, 2017), winner of the New England Poetry Club Jean Pedrick Prize.

She has worked as a geologist, newspaper journalist, environmental consultant, aquarium docent and college lecturer. A graduate of Amherst College, she earned her Ph.D. in geology at the University of Michigan. She teaches at Smith College.