Discipline: Literature – fiction

Emma Sloley

Discipline: Literature – fiction
Region: Palm Springs, CA
MacDowell Fellowships: 2014, 2019

Emma Sloley’s debut novel, Disaster’s Children, started while in residence at MacDowell in 2014, was published by Little A books in November, 2019. Her short fiction and creative non-fiction has appeared in literary journals such as Catapult, Yemassee journal, Lunch Ticket, Structo, and the Masters Review Anthology, among many others, and her work has been twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Born in Australia, Emma now divides her time between the U.S. and the city of Mérida, Mexico. She has completed her second novel and is currently working on a third, along with a short story collection.

Studios

Delta Omicron

Emma Sloley worked in the Delta Omicron studio.

Delta Omicron Studio was funded by members of the international musical fraternity in 1927. The building design is somewhat medieval in character, with an unusual cedar shingle pattern, a steeply pitched slate roof, intersecting gables, and small windows. After a 2016 deep-energy renovation, Delta Omicron is now one of the most energy efficient studio on the property…

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