Maryann Aita

Maryann Aita (rhymes with beta) is a writer and performer in Brooklyn, New York. Her debut essay collection, Little Astronaut, is forthcoming from ELJ Editions in spring 2022. Maryann's work has appeared in PANK Magazine, which earned a 220 Best of the Net Nomination, The Porter House Review, The Exposition Review, perhappened, and The Daily Drunk, among other journals. She is the nonfiction editor of Press Pause Press-a journal with zero social media--where her fiction and nonfiction were previously published. Beyond her writing, Maryann often performs around New York City, including the one-woman-show My Dysfunctional Vagina. She has an MFA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College and lives with three cats.