Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado
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Carmen Maria Machado is an American writer of fiction, memoir, essays and criticism, working across horror, fantasy and science fiction. Her debut story collection, Her Body and Other Parties (2017), was a National Book Award finalist and won the John Leonard Prize from the National Book Critics Circle and the Shirley Jackson Award.
Her memoir In the Dream House (2019), about abuse in a same-sex relationship, won the Folio Prize. She also wrote the graphic series The Low, Low Woods, and guest-edited The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019.
A Guggenheim Fellow, she has held a writer-in-residence post at the University of Pennsylvania, and her work has appeared in The New Yorker and Granta.
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Carmen Maria Machado is widely recognized for her distinctive blend of literary and genre fiction, particularly her short story collection "Her Body and Other Parties," which was a finalist for the National Book Award.
New readers often begin with "Her Body and Other Parties" to experience her unique voice and thematic explorations in short fiction, or with "In the Dream House" for a powerful and innovative memoir.
Carmen Maria Machado's work has received significant critical acclaim, including being a finalist for the National Book Award for "Her Body and Other Parties" and winning the Lambda Literary Award for "In the Dream House."