Bissett, Carina

Author Carina Bissett
Birth City
Lincoln
Birth State
NE
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Educator and author
Biography

Carina Bissett is a writer, poet, and educator working primarily in the fields of dark fiction and fabulism. Her short fiction and poetry have been published in multiple journals and anthologies including Upon a Twice Time, Bitter Distillations: An Anthology of Poisonous TalesArterial BloomGorgon: Stories of EmergenceWeird Dream SocietyHath No Fury, and the HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. V, VI, and VIII. She has also written stories set in shared worlds for RPGs at Green Ronin Publishing and Onyx Path Publishing. In addition to writing, she has edited several projects; the most recent is in the role as co-editor for Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas.

As an educator, Carina has taught at Pikes Peak Community College, Glendale Community College, and Arizona State University. She also participated in the Colorado Writing Project and works with educators to develop writing instruction in college and secondary school classrooms. She currently offers workshops focused on story generation at The Storied Imaginarium. Her fiction has been nominated for the Sundress Publications Best of the Net Award and was a finalist for the Ron L. Hubbard Writers of the Future Awards. Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Sundress Publications Best of the Net Award. In her editorial capacity, she’s received recognition as the Winner at the Colorado Book Awards 2022 (Anthology) and as a Finalist in the Fiction: Anthologies category of the 2022 International Book Award.

Awards/Honors
Finalist, 2019 Writers of the Future (1st quarter)
For “An Authentic Experience”: Finalist, ANTHOLOGY, 2020 Colorado Book Awards
For “C8 : A Tessellation of Faces, Wings, and other Obscure Things ”: Nominated for 2018 Best of the Net Award
For “Fairy Tale Prohibition”: Nominated for 2021 Best of the Net Award
For “Gaze with Undimmed Eyes and the World Drops Dead”: Winner, Fiction: ANTHOLOGY, The 2020 Best Book Awards
For “Radiant”: Nominated for 2021 Best of the Net Award
For “Rotten”: Finalist, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, 2020 Stoker Awards
For Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas: Winner, ANTHOLOGY, 2021 Colorado Book Awards
For Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas: Finalist, ANTHOLOGY, 2021 International Book Awards
Honorable Mention, 2017 Writers of the Future (2nd quarter)
Honorable Mention, 2017 Writers of the Future (4th quarter)
Honorable Mention, 2020 NESFA Short Story Contest
Horror Writers Association, 2016 HWA Scholarship
2021 Silver Hammer Award
Silver Honorable Mention, 2018 Writers of the Future (4th quarter)
“The Sweet Sleep of Roses or, After the Fall”: Nominated for the 2018 Pushcart Prize
For “Swimming with the Shark Boys”: Honorable mention in 2016 Best Horror of the Year, Vol. 9
For “Wild Girl”: Nominated for 2014 Sundress Publications Best of the Net Award and the Pushcart Prize
For “The Yellow Press of an Ancient Power”: Nominated for 2015 Sundress Best of the Net
Education/Training
MFA in Creative Writing (University of Maine, 2018) - M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 2011) - B.A. in Integrative Studies (Arizona State University, 1999) - A.A. in Humanities (Glendale Community College, 1998) - A.G.S. in General Studies (Glendale Community College, 1997)
Organizations
Horror Writers Association - Science Fiction Poetry Association - Colorado Poets Center - Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
* Speculative fiction
* Creative non-fiction
* Speculative poetry
* Memoir
* Other creative pursuits