My name is Emma—I’m a voracious reader, writer, and editor with a lifelong appreciation for storytelling in every form. My love of words has carried me across the world: from my birthplace in China to a childhood in Annapolis, Maryland, and then through seven continents, three states, and two New York boroughs.

I began developing my voice through pre-college writing programs at Columbia University and Emerson College, and later during my first year at NYU in Florence, Italy. While I grew up preferring fiction to non-fiction, my appreciation for real-world magic blossomed as I pursued my B.A. in Journalism and English Literature. I’ve interviewed NYC public school teachers, Ghanaian politicians, a veteran who survived the Jan. 6 riots, and tons of booksellers.

Across continents and subjects, I’ve learned that the best writing lives in uncertainty. I’m drawn to stories that resist clean binaries—where discomfort, curiosity, and contradiction can coexist. That’s where I write from, and what keeps me searching for the next story.