Allegra Solomon was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. She got her MFA from the University of Kentucky and her B.A. in Creative Writing from Ohio University. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and has appeared in The Georgia Review, American Literary Review, New Ohio Review, Lolwe, The Account, and more. In 2023, There’s Nothing Left For You Here won the Kimbilio National Fiction Prize. This is her first book.