emmy (they/them) holds a PhD in critical, justice-oriented social work with a focus on critical animal studies and digital scholarship from McMaster University. After spending five years in the publishing industry, they are currently freelancing in social sciences research while pursuing certification through the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

emmy is a literary fiction writer. Their debut short story, 4 AM, was published in issue 171 of The New Quarterly. They were shortlisted for Freefall Magazine’s Annual Prose and Poetry Contest 2024, and their creative non-fiction debut is forthcoming in an anthology with Book*hug Press. They are a member of the Planning Advisory Team for the Festival of Literary Diversity.

emmy grew up in Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland), the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq. They live near Toronto, Ontario, on the traditional Lands of the Attawandaron, Anishnaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples, today the Six Nations and Mississauga of the Credit. The Haldimand Tract is part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum and Crown Grant to the Six Nations.

emmy lives with their partner, two formerly feral cats, Whisper and Willow, a Deaf Dalmatian named Pavot, and their collection of plants. They are on the executive of the Waterloo County Quilters’ Guild, they are a board member of the Detweiler Meetinghouse, and they are part of the Community Life Ministry at a progressive Mennonite conference church. The love learning new things, and are currently taking classes in beginner piano, geocentric tropical astrology, and Plautdietsch (low German). They love vegan cooking, textile crafts, wholesome video games, documentary podcasts, TTRPGs, watching way too much Food Network, making music, and reading. They probably follow your pets on Instagram.