Photo by Hannah Mathews (2022)
About
Marisca Pichette works in speculative and literary fiction, poetry, and essay. Her writing strays from fairy tale to horror to the in-between, investigating queerness and marginalized identity--often involving monsters. She is represented by Amy Collins.
Marisca's debut speculative poetry collection, Rivers in Your Skin, Sirens in Your Hair, was published April 4, 2023 by Android Press. Order your copy today!
She has presented critical work at the International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts and the Once and Future Fantasies Conference. She has given readings and sat on creative panels at the Nebula Conference, Can*Con, Boskone, Readercon, and the International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts.
Readings:
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Space Cowboy Books Flash Science Fiction Night: Marisca Pichette, Eric Fomley, and Jenna Hanchey.
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Reading from Rivers in Your Skin, Sirens in Your Hair on Verses from the Void.
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"I was raised in anger" on the Pioneer Valley Poetry Podcast (2022)
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Excerpt from "The Sheet," on the Wrongdoing Magazine blog (2022)
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Channel Issue 4 Launch (2021)
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Channel Issue 3 Launch (2020)
Recognition:
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"The Art of Betraying Others for Food" nominated for the Best of the Net (Coffin Bell, 2022)
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"She Dreams of Moons and Moons" nominated for the 2023 Utopia Award (Strange Horizons, 2022)
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"golem" nominated for the 2023 Dwarf Stars Award (Star*Line, 2022)
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"Between Oak and Acorn, a Sunset Waits" nominated for the WSFA Small Press Award (DreamForge Magazine, 2022)
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Ellen Datlow's Recommendations for Best Horror #14 - Long List
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"Killing whale" nominated for the Pushcart Prize in poetry (Ligeia Magazine, 2022)
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"domestic flight" nominated for the Pushcart Prize in poetry and the Best of the Net (Nocturne Magazine, 2022)
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"Coronation" nominated for the Pushcart Prize in poetry (Star*Line, 2022)
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"Oddkin" nominated for the Pushcart Prize in poetry (Seaside Gothic, 2022)
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Maria Haskins' Recommended Reading List for 2021
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.