Madeline Merritt

Madeline Merritt (she/they) is a nonfiction writer who was born and raised in the state of West Virginia. Now based in Fairfax, Virginia, Madeline is a recent graduate of George Mason University’s MFA program and was the nonfiction recipient of the program’s 3^rd Year Fellowship Award. They were also recently named Best-of-Issue Runner-Up in Bubble Tea Literary’s second issue and were a featured writer in Exclamation Mark Literary Journal’s inaugural print issue. When they aren’t writing, Madeline can most often be found enjoying the outdoors, hunting for the best coffee shop in town, or cuddling with their cat!