Emily J. Smith is a writer based in Brooklyn. 

Her debut novel, NOTHING SERIOUS, is out from William Morrow (HarperCollins) in Feb 2025.

Emily discovered writing in her thirties, after a career in tech and nonprofits. She holds a B.S in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell, and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley. She also founded Chorus, the matchmaking app where friends swipe for friends.

You can find her essays and stories in Vice, Slate, The Rumpus, The Washington Post, Hobart, Catapult, Curbed, Romper, and elsewhere.