Emily Rosenthal (she/her) is a writer and illustrator based in Baltimore, Maryland. She tells stories across age ranges and mediums, including picture books, comics, novels, and zines.

Her goal is to ground even the most outlandish idea in heart and assert the worth and value of every person. She mixes the magical with the mundane and draws on her love of monsters, B-movies, and folklore. Her experiences as a butch lesbian, autistic person, part-time AAC user, and with mental health inform her stories.

When not crafting stories, Emily can be found watching horror movies, cheering on the Washington Spirit, and fending off her cat’s attempts at stealing her food.

Her debut picture book LEROY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY (illustrated by Thai My Phuong) is now on shelves!

She is the 2025 recipient of the Horror Writers Association’s Mary W. Shelley Scholarship.

She can be contacted at: ekrosenthalart@gmail.com and is represented by Alexandra Weiss at Azantian Literary (alex@azantianlitagency.com).

She can be found on Instagram here.

Order my debut picture book on Bookshop.org! Or wherever books are sold!

Check out “Buddy,” a piece of short creative nonfiction, published in Bending Genres, here.

Honored to be the 2025 recipient of the Horror Writers Association’s Mary W. Shelley Scholarship.
Read the announcement here.