Melissa Fraterrigo’s memoir, The Perils of Girlhood, was published by the University of Nebraska Press in Fall 2025 and named by Literary Hub as one of “100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025.” She is also the author of the novel Glory Days (University of Nebraska Press), which was named one of “The Best Fiction Books of 2017” by the Chicago Review of Books, as well as the short story collection The Longest Pregnancy (Livingston Press). Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, from storySouth and Shenandoah to Notre Dame Review, Sou’wester, and The Millions. She has been a finalist for awards from Glimmer Train on multiple occasions, twice nominated for Pushcart Awards, and was the winner of the Sam Adams/Zoetrope: All Story Short Fiction Contest.

She teaches creative writing at Purdue University and is also the founder and executive director of the Lafayette Writers’ Studio in Lafayette, Indiana, where she offers classes on the art and craft of writing. She lives with her husband and two daughters in West Lafayette, Indiana, and can be found at melissafraterrigo.com and at Between the Lines on Substack.