Lila Garrott's fiction has appeared in Cabinet des Fees and publications affiliated with Not One of Us. Her short piece "The Crying Queen" (Not One of Us #34) was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award and the Fountain Award. Her poem "How to Hide in a Japanese Print" (Mythic Delirium #17) was nominated for a Rhysling Award; her poetry has also appeared in Jabberwocky. She has written several pieces of criticism, including articles for the Encyclopedia of Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy (ed. Robin Anne Reid). At present, she is at work on a novel and a co-authored book on shoujo manga.

She lives in Cambridge, MA, with her wife, two of her dearest friends, and two cats.