Arya Samuelson

Arya Samuelson is a writer, editor, educator, and somatic practitioner-in-training based in Western Massachusetts. Her nonfiction has won prizes from New Ohio Review, Lascaux Review, and CutBank, the last judged by Cheryl Strayed. Her essay "I Am No Beekeeper" was named Notable in Best American Essays 2024. She holds an MFA in Prose from Mills College and has published in journals including Fourth Genre, Bellevue Literary Review, and Gertrude. She has received residency support from Ragdale, Marble House, and Vermont Studio Center. She is working on a novel, a memoir, and a book of essays.