Stephanie Cotsirilos

Tapping a multiracial family and prior careers on Broadway and in law, Stephanie Cotsirilos writes about injustice, humor, and resilience. “The Gift,” excerpted from her memoir-in-progress, appeared as a contest finalist in The Sewanee Review’s summer 2025 edition. She is author of the novella My Xanthi and essayist in Beacon Press’ award-winning anthology Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family. Twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, her work has appeared in McSweeney’s, as a contest finalist in Narrative and Mississippi Review, in The New Guard, and in various media. Her songs and scripts were produced in New York. An alumna of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, she was Katahdin fellow in residence at Storyknife’s inaugural retreat for women writers in Alaska. She holds degrees in comparative literature, music, and law from Brown and Yale. She lives and writes in Portland, Maine.