Emma Copley Eisenberg is a queer American writer of fiction and nonfiction works. Her first book, The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia, was named a New York Times Notable Book and Editor's Choice of 2020, and was nominated for an Edgar Award, a Lambda Literary Award, and an Anthony Bouchercon Award, among other honors.

Her fiction has appeared in Granta, McSweeney's, The Virginia Quarterly Review, American Short Fiction, and more. Eisenberg has received fellowships, grants, and residencies from prestigious institutions such as Bread Loaf, the Tin House Summer Workshop, the Millay Colony, Jentel Foundation, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and the Elizabeth George Foundation.

Her debut novel, Housemates, is forthcoming from Hogarth on May 28, 2024. Raised in New York City, she currently resides in Philadelphia, where she co-founded Blue Stoop, a community hub for the literary arts. Emma Copley Eisenberg has taught creative writing at several institutions and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Wesleyan University.

Her writing also includes explorations of societal issues such as fatphobia, the 'Unhinged Bisexual Woman' novel, and the digital exploitation of Philadelphia’s opioid crisis. She has been recognized with a Pushcart Prize and her journalism has been nominated for GLAAD awards.