Angela Carlton is a Georgia native. When she was a child, she wrote a book called, 'The Magic Fish' and tucked it away in a box for safekeeping. Angela Carlton’s fiction has been published in Every Writer, Everyday Fiction, 6S, 50 Word Stories, Spillwords Press, The Dribble Drabble Review and Friday Flash Fiction. In 2018, her story “The Roommates,” was made into a short film. In 2023, her story “Swallowed,” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.