Maryann Aita

Maryann Aita (rhymes with beta) is a writer and performer in Brooklyn, New York. Little Astronaut, her debut essay collection, is forthcoming from ELJ Editions in spring 2022. Her writing has appeared in PANK Magazine, which earned a 2020 Best of the Net Nomination, as well as The Porter House Review, The Exposition Review, and perhappened mag, among other journals. Maryann is the nonfiction editor for Press Pause, a journal with zero social media presence. She also wrote and performed My Dysfunctional Vagina, a one-woman comedy show, and often performs around New York City.  She has an MFA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College and lives with three cats.