Emma Hudelson

Emma Hudelson is a nonfiction writer and an Assistant Professor of English at Eastern Kentucky University, where she is core faculty in the Bluegrass Writers Studio. Sky Watch: Chasing an American Saddlebred Story is her first book, and it received the 2025 Equine Media Award and was a finalist for the Foreword Indies Book of the Year. Her work can also be found in the Cincinnati Review, the Chattahoochee Review, and the Rumpus. Emma holds a PhD in creative writing from the University of Cincinnati and an MFA in creative writing from Butler University, where she directed the Writing for Wellness program. She has two daughters, one husband, three dogs, one cat, and one horse.