Sophia Ross (she/her) is a Canadian writer, editor, and educator. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University, where she served as the editor-in-chief for phoebe, an international literary journal, and taught several sections of writing and literature at the undergraduate level. In Spring of 2024, her service to the program was recognized through the Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
As a fiction writer, Sophia has been a finalist in four literary contests, including the Pinch Fiction Award, the Ruminate William Van Dyke Short Story Prize, and the Room Short Fiction Award. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Santa Clara Review, West Trade Review, and Salt Hill. She has also been awarded residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada, and the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont.
In 2025, Sophia co-founded the literary journal Off Season, where she serves as editor-in-chief. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario with her husband, Thomas Eckert, and their corgi, Winona.