Meet The Mentor

Official Bio

Mario Herbert is a multifaceted Barbadian author. He holds the firm belief that real life—especially in the Caribbean—is filled with enough colourful and exciting experiences to fuel great fiction. As such, his writings always pull on real experiences to provide grounded fiction.

Mario has chosen to focus on short stories. His books each consist of three stories, which are designed to entertain independently, but also fit together to tell a larger, cohesive tale.

Mario’s books are conceived as part of a series. Similar to the short stories within, each book in a series is designed to entertain independently. When all the books in a series are put together, however, the series reveals a much larger, cohesive story.

Mario’s present works focus on comedic, coming-of-age tales which not only entertain, but provide an ultimately positive message or lesson. These stories have found acclaim with adults, teenagers and preteens, allowing Mario to read and donate his material to schools, and stage a number of workshops for aspiring writers of various ages through his newly established Young Authors Academy. Through his academy, Mario has also been able to publish the works of young authors, and aid them in the selling of their books.