Debut Novel

ENCOUNTER

A queer love story about a Neanderthal woman and exiled Homo sapiens woman fighting for survival in a frozen, unstable world (forthcoming from Bloomsbury).

More information coming soon.

Selected Stories & Essays

Emily Doyle on the Subtle Tyranny of Realism,” Literary Hub, 2026

New Mercies,” The Kenyon Review, 2024

The Only Child,” Ploughshares, 2024

Thursdays for Haru,” The Sun, 2023

Consider the Diver,” Epiphany, 2023

Press

Interview: Emily Doyle by Lily Felsenthal, BOMB Magazine, 2026

When Science Fiction Is an Invitation: A Conversation with Elaine U. Cho,”World Literature Today, 2025

Crime Without Punishment: A Conversation with Laila Lalami,” World Literature Today, 2025

The Right to Be a Selfish Woman: A Conversation with Rita Chang-Eppig,” World Literature Today, 2023

On Sex, Soul Loneliness, and Walking toward Terror: A Conversation with R. O. Kwon,” World Literature Today, 2023

Guest host on Short Story Today, Episode 72, 2023

Guest on Short Story Today, Episode 57, “Emily Doyle: ‘Thursdays for Haru,’” 2023