Avi­gayl Sharp is a writer from Chica­go. Her fic­tion has appeared in The Paris Review, Gran­ta, New Eng­land Review, and else­where. She was a 2023 – 2024 writ­ing fel­low at the Fine Arts Work Cen­ter in Province­town and holds an MFA from the Mich­en­er Cen­ter for Writ­ers. Off­sea­son is her first novel.