Emi Ruff (she/her) is a writer, photographer, and human. Her first novel, Palo Alto, Babe, is a society novel set in Silicon Valley, centered on a love affair between the wives of two venture capitalists. She is actively seeking representation for this and future works.

Previously, Emi worked in the tech industry, including as the Chief of Staff, Federal Policy at Amazon and on the Privacy and Civil Liberties team at Palantir. Off the clock, she spent almost a decade doing improv and stand-up comedy in DC and NYC, traveling through Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Europe (with many more places to experience remaining), and tramping around the Appalachians. She holds undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Creative Writing from The American University. A Detroit(ish) native, she has also lived in Washington, DC and the United Kingdom.

In addition to her fiction, Emi has a Substack, Emi on Earth (emionearth.substack.com) and publishes select poetry on her own website (emiruff.com).