SORAYA PALMER is the author of The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts: A Novel (Catapult), her debut work. She is a Brooklyn, New York, born-and-raised writer and licensed social worker who advocates for survivors of gender-based violence who are facing criminal charges related to their abuse. She has also spent time as a community organizer for young people who fight against gentrification and police brutality. Her writing has appeared in Electric Literature, Hazlitt, Ploughshares, and elsewhere. She has been awarded a residency at Blue Mountain Center and graduated from the Virginia Tech MFA program. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat, Nicholas.
