Emma Cop­ley Eisen­berg is a queer writer of fic­tion and non­fic­tion. Her first book, The Third Rain­bow Girl: The Long Life of a Dou­ble Mur­der in Appalachia, was named a New York Times Notable Book and was nom­i­nat­ed for an Edgar Award, a Lamb­da Lit­er­ary Award, and an Antho­ny Award, among oth­er hon­ors. Her fic­tion has appeared in Gran­ta, McSweeney’s, VQR, Amer­i­can Short Fic­tion, and oth­er pub­li­ca­tions. Raised in New York City, she lives in Philadel­phia, where she co-found­ed Blue Stoop, a com­mu­ni­ty hub for the lit­er­ary arts.