Emily Kay is a writer, bookmaker and teacher living in Detroit. She’s heavily guided by her work aboard expedition vessels as a naturalist throughout the polar regions, South Pacific, Europe and North America. Since retiring from shipboard life, Emily has focused on navigating the world as a woman, artist and mother. In recent years, she earned an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, founded the MacGriff Writing Studio and began work with the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Her course in climate narratives will be offered to graduate students enrolled in the College for Creative Studies’ Design for Sustainability MA/MFA program beginning in the spring of 2026.