Emelia Delaporte is a recent graduate of Virginia Tech, where she studied English. In her time at the university, she served as editor-in-chief of Silhouette Literary & Art Magazine. Her work has been published in the Silhouette, the Shenandoah Avalon and the Floyd County Moonshine. She has work upcoming in Saw Palm, Mantis, Strip Mall and Nova Magazines. She currently lives, works and creates in Virginia.