MELISSA J. LYTTON writes and publishes a variety of darkly quirky works, including speculative fiction, feminist poetry, and pop journalism.

Her work has appeared in Darklight & Daydreams; In the Questions: Poetry by and about Strong Women; Up, Do: Flash Fiction by Women Writers; The Multicultural Theatre Initiative’s 10 Minute Play Festival; and Gothic Beauty Magazine.

She earned her MFA in Creative Writing with an emphasis in Science Fiction from Goddard College, where she studied under Rachel Pollack, Rebecca Brown, and Bhanu Kapil. Prior to that, she received her BA in English: Creative Writing from the University of Kansas, where she was named their first Science Fiction Scholar and won the Edgar Wolfe Award in Fiction for her short story, "Operator".