Arya Samuelson is a writer, editor, and instructor living in Northampton, MA. She is the winner of New Ohio Review’s Nonfiction Prize (2023) and CutBank’s Montana Prize in Nonfiction (2019). Her work has also been published in Bellevue Literary Review, Columbia Journal, The Millions, and elsewhere. She is currently working on a novel and a memoir in essays. You can learn more at www.aryasamuelson.com.