I'm a New York-based writer and photographer specializing in non-fiction writing and documentary photography.
My first book, Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City, will be published on September 12, 2023 by Hanover Square Press and it is now available for pre-order.
I am represented by Melissa Danaczko at Stuart Krichevsky Agency. My writing and photography have been published in Vogue, Vanity Fair, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, The New Yorker, them., InsideHook, Artforum, Elle, VICE, New York, i-D, and many others. I’m also the host and curator of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading Series.
I like wearing leopard print and red lipstick, often at the same time.
To contact me, please reach out via email at elyssa [at] miss-manhattan [dot] com.