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.

emmy is a literary fiction writer. Their debut short story, 4 AM, will be published in issue 171 of The New Quarterly. They are currently shortlisted for Freefall Magazine’s Annual Prose and Poetry Contest 2024.

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 Land is part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum and Crown Grant to the Six Nations; the Haldimand Tract.

emmy lives with their partner, a Deaf Dalmatian named Pavot, two formerly feral Maine coon cats, Whisper and Willow, and their collection of plants. They are a member of a progressive Mennonite conference church, and they are on the executive of the Waterloo County Quilters’ Guild. Otherwise, they keep busy with vegan cooking, textile crafts, wholesome video games, documentary podcasts, TTRPGs, way too much unscripted TV, and reading. They probably follow your pets on Instagram.