Todd Dillard grew up in Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Houston, eventually graduating with a bachelor's degree in creative writing with a focus in poetry. From there, he matriculated at Sarah Lawrence College, where he graduated with an MFA in creative writing (poetry) and subsequently published a chapbook "The Drowned Hymns" with Jeanne Duval Press. His debut collection of poetry "Ways We Vanish" (Okay Donkey, 2020) was a finalist for the Balcones Poetry Prize. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous prestigious journals, including Guernica, Electric Literature, The Adroit Journal, Barrelhouse, The Florida Review, Hobart, Booth, McSweeney's Internet Tendencies, Ruminate, Sixth Finch, Nimrod, and many more. Following a decade of living in New York City, Todd Dillard relocated to Philadelphia, where he lives now with his wife and their two children.