Emma E. Murray

Emma E. Murray (she/her) explores the dark side of humanity in her fiction. With degrees in psychology and education, as well as graduate coursework in literature, she uses all her areas of expertise to delve into the mindset of her characters and bring them to life. She was an elementary school teacher for six years before devoting herself fulltime to her writing career. She also uses her experiences having lived in every region of the United States and in the Netherlands to bring diversity and authenticity to her various characters and settings.

Her work has appeared in many anthologies and magazines such as Vastarien, CHM, Strange Horizons, and Dark Blooms. She is the author of the upcoming novels Crushing Snails and Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day (Apocalypse Party) and the sapphic southern gothic novelette When the Devil (Shortwave). When she isn’t writing, she loves hiking, playing Dungeons and Dragons, and playing pretend with her daughter.