Will McMillan is a queer author born and raised in the untamed wild of the Pacific Northwest. To date, his essays have been featured in over 50 literary journals, including national journals such as Craft, Bending Genres. Pithead Chapel, and River Teeth. He is a 2023 Best Fictions winner, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and has been listed as a Best American Essay notable in 2022 and 2024.