Erin Slaughter is the author of the short story collection A Manual for How to Love Us https://www.harpercollins.com/products/a-manual-for-how-to-love-us-erin-slaughter?variant=40518004670498 (Harper Perennial, 2023), and two books of poetry, including The Sorrow Festival https://www.clashbooks.com/new-products-2/erin-slaughter-the-sorrow-festival (CLASH Books, 2022). Her debut memoir, The Dead Dad Diaries, is forthcoming from Autofocus Books in 2025. Her writing has appeared in Lit Hub, Electric Literature, CRAFT, The Georgia Review, and elsewhere. She is currently Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Coastal Carolina University. Find her online at erin-slaughter.com