Eman Quotah is the author of the novel Bride of the Sea, which was shortlisted for the 2022 William Saroyan International Prize for Literature. She grew up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Her writing has appeared on Literary Hub, Electric Literature, and Necessary Fiction and in Jellyfish Review, The Rumpus, The Markaz Review, ArabLit Quarterly, Witness, Gargoyle, and other publications. She lives with her family near Washington, DC.