About Me
Emily Avery Martin writes middle grade fiction and teaches 6th- to 8th-grade Language Arts and Creative Writing. She grew up sailing in the South Pacific with her parents and four siblings, and as an adult, crewed on several voyages in the Caribbean. Perhaps that is why four of her novels are set on the sea. Emily also writes poetry and travel memoir essays. Her short story, A Road to Connection, was published in a 2022 Chicken Soup for the Soul book.
Her favorite book as a kid was Treasure Island and any mystery she could get her hands. Emily is currently writing a spooky mystery.
When not writing, teaching, or reading, you can find her swimming in the ocean, sailing, surfing, or pretending to be a mermaid.
Emily lives in Capitola, California with her husband, three children, and a big Husky/Malamute named Tofu.
