Doug Emory’s essays and short fiction have appeared in Alpinist, Rock and Ice, Isele Magazine, Puerto del Sol, The Timberline Review, and Still Point Arts Quarterly as well as other journals and newspapers. His work has also been published in anthologies including The Love Book by Blue Cedar Press, Nivalis 2022 by Fabula Press, and Stories that Need to be Told 2023 by TulipTree Publishing.
His short story collection The Topography of Isolation was published by Iron Horse Literary Review Press in spring 2025. His non-fiction writing has also been recognized recently by both the Willamette Writers organization, which selected him for its Kay Snow Award in Writing for Creative Non-fiction, and the Winning Writers group, which selected his work as an award-winner in its Fall 2025 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest.
Over the past year, his most substantial writing project has involved forging grudging progress on a novel titled Frozen Lake. Excerpts from this novel have appeared in Isele Magazine and have been shortlisted in both the Letter Review Prize for Unpublished Books and Unleash WIP Prize competitions. A third excerpt has been accepted for the inaugural edition of Carmalarky Magazine, with publication pending sometime in 2026.
Doug holds BA and MA degrees in English from Northern Illinois University and completed additional graduate study at both Arizona State University and the University of Colorado, Boulder. After years of service to the community college system, he is now semi-retired and works as a freelance writer and educational consultant.
He lives with his lovely wife and younger of two brilliant sons outside Seattle, Washington. He is an ardent outdoorsperson who spends much of his free time hiking, mountaineering, and cross-country skiing.
Doug can be contacted using the "contact me" button at the upper right of the portfolio's cover page.