River Selby

River Selby graduated from the creative writing program at Syracuse University with an M.F.A. in Fiction. As an undergraduate, they studied English, film theory, and Hindi before graduating summa cum laude, with honors. They were the first in their family to graduate from college. Before pursuing their bachelor's degree, River worked as a wildland firefighter throughout the western United States for seven years. Currently, they are pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing-Nonfiction. River's work has been published in Bellevue Literary Review, The New Ohio Review, Vox, Boulevard, and Bitch (rip). Their narrative nonfiction book, Hotshot, is forthcoming in 2025, via Grove Press.