Madeline Furlong is a fiction writer, essayist, and teacher from Conway, Washington. In 2021, her work was nominated for an AWP Intro Journals Project award. She holds a degree in Women's Studies and English from Wellesley College and is currently enrolled in the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Illinois, where she is a reader and former assistant editor for Ninth Letter. Madeline lives in Illinois.

Currently reading: Best American Essays 2022, Edt. Alexander Chee