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 primarily a homemaker with a social sciences freelancing on the side.

emmy writes literary fiction. 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, sen; two formerly feral cats, Whisper and Willow; a Deaf Dalmatian, Pavot; and their collection of plants. They enjoy sports, are part of the Monarch ensemble of the Kaleidoscope Flute Choirs, attend a progressive Mennonite conference church, and are currently taking classes in geocentric tropical astrology. Their special interests include vegan cooking, textile crafts, wholesome video games, documentary podcasts, TTRPGs, watching way too many cooking competition shows, and reading. Summer camp is their natural habitat.