Lila Cecil received her MFA from the New School. She was listed in the top stories category for Open City’s RRofihe Trophy for her story, 'Don’t Drag Me Into This.' She is currently working on a fictional family drama set against the backdrop of the Stonewall riots in late June of 1969. She has received fellowships from the Ucross Foundation, Ragdale, VCCA, Playa and the Vermont Studio Center. She co-founded Paragraph, a workspace for writers in New York City.