Abigail Bokaer is a writer, a teacher, and an MFA student at the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast program. She has published work in The Masters Review, where she was a second-place finalist for the Debut Fiction Prize. The novel that she’s currently writing, Tunisian Cowboy, is based on her relationship with her immigrant father and his lifelong dream of being a filmmaker. Her narrative links personal histories and cultural myths. Abigail is currently seeking literary representation for her book.

Abigail lives in Ithaca, New York, where she worked as a public elementary school educator for over twenty-five years. She teaches English language and literacy to adults.