ABOUT EMAN
Eman Quotah is the author of Bride of the Sea, winner of the Arab American Book Award for Fiction, and The Night Is Not for You, a novel forthcoming in October 2025. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, USA Today, Literary Hub, and other publications. She’s been awarded fellowships from MacDowell and Hedgebrook and grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
When she’s not writing fiction or essays, Eman is a communications consultant. She’s also a board member of RAWI, which represents writers of Southwest Asian and North African heritage. She lives with her family near Washington, D.C.
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