Erin L. McCoy
Writer + Editor + Educator
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Erin L. McCoy’s debut novel, Underlake, is forthcoming from Doubleday in 2026.
Her debut poetry collection, Wrecks, will be published by Noemi Press in October 2025 and was a finalist for the Noemi Book Award.
Erin’s work has appeared in Best New Poets twice. She was a finalist in the Missouri Review’s Miller Audio Prize and won second place in the 2019–2020 Rougarou Poetry Contest, judged by CAConrad. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in American Poetry Review, Conjunctions, and other publications.
Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Erin has lived in Malaysia, Spain, Russia, and Seattle. Her writing is deeply rooted in place and often engages with themes around environmental justice.
Publications.
Erin’s poetry and fiction have appeared in Narrative, Bennington Review, Pleiades, Conjunctions, Beloit Poetry Journal, Nimrod International Journal, and other publications.
News & Updates.
Education & Awards.
Erin holds an MFA in poetry and an MA in Hispanic studies from the University of Washington. She specializes in twentieth-century Spanish, Latin American, and US literature.
She has received a Fulbright Fellowship; a Critical Languages Scholarship; an Inprint C. Glenn Cambor Fellowship; and the Oakley Hall III Memorial Scholarship to attend the Community of Writers, among other awards.