About 

Marisca Pichette works in speculative and literary fiction, poetry, and essay. Her writing investigates queerness and marginalized identity, often involving monsters.

Her debut novel, Broken, is coming in spring 2022 from Heroic Books. She is represented by Amy Collins.

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• Best Vegan Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2020, Metaphorosis Books (2021)

• Anne Singer Memorial Award (2016, 2017)

• Louise Sproule Prize (2016)

• Robert P Sibley Prize (2016) 

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• Long-listed for the Fractured Lit Ghost, Fable, and Fractured Fairy Tale Prize (2021) 

• Short-listed for the Sunspot Inception Prize (2020) 

• Short-listed & long-listed for the Al Blanchard Award (2020)

• Short-listed for the Defenestrationism !Short Story Contest! (2020)

Interviews & Reviews:

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• Maria Haskins' Weekly Five & February 2021 Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Short Fiction Roundup, Curious Fictions.

• Charles Payseur's Quick Sip Reviews (February, 2021) & February 2021 Roundup of Queer SFF.

• Jeff Xilon's 2021 Short Fiction Round Up 7.

• "The Latest Issue of Channel Magazine Tackles Intersectional Environmentalism," University Times.

• Paul Jessup's July 2020 Short Story Roundup.

Marisca began writing in high school, studying linguistics and crafting languages for her worlds. She earned her BA from Mount Holyoke College in 2019, and graduated from the Stonecoast MFA program in 2021. She lives in Western Massachusetts, where she works with a Montessori school.