Bio

Emily Ruth Verona received her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Cinema Studies from the State University of New York at Purchase. She is the recipient of the 2014 Pinch Literary Award in Fiction, a 2014 Jane Austen Short Story Award Finalist, and a Luke Bitmead Bursary Finalist. Previous publication credits include fiction featured in The Pinch, Lamplight Magazine, Indigo Rising, and New Legends, as well as essays/articles written for Bookbub, Medium, and BUST.com. She lives in New Jersey with a very small dog.