Caren Gussoff

Infobox Writer


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name = Caren Gussoff
birthdate = Birth date and age|1973|2|16|mf=y
birthplace = New York, New York
occupation = Novelist, Short Story Author
nationality = United States (Romani-American)
genre = Science Fiction, Fantasy

Caren Gussoff (born February 16, 1973) is an American author of Romany and mixed heritages. She writes both literary fiction and speculative fiction novels and short stories. She currently lives in Seattle, Washington.

Biography

Caren Gussoff was born in New York, New York and attended the dn|University of Colorado, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Clarion West. At Clarion West in 2008, she was awarded The Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship by the Carl Brandon Society.

Upon publication of her first novel, "Homecoming" (Serpent's Tail, 2000), Gussoff was nominated as a Village Voice "Writer on the Verge." Her second book, "The Wave And Other Stories" contained a novella influenced by Virginia Woolf's "The Waves".

Gussoff's other fiction and essays have been anthologized by Serpent's Tail, Seal Press, and Bloomsbury USA.

Gussoff is lesser-known for being a Neo-Burlesque performer. From 2000 - 2005, she combined science fiction and comedy performing with the stage name, "Betty Rage."

Major Works

Novels

* "Homecoming" (2000)

hort Story/Novella Collections

* "The Wave And Other Stories" (2003)

Anthologies

* "Strictly Casual" (2003)
* "" (2003)
* "" (from the Gotham Writers Workshop, 2003)
* "" (2006)
* " (2008)

External links

* [http://www.spitkitten.com Caren Gussoff's homepage]
* [http:///www.nwsource.com/columns/qa/carengussof_050904.html 2004 interview in Seattle Times]
* [http://www.popmatters.com/books/reviews/w/wave-and-other-stories.shtml Popmatters review of The Wave And Other Stories]
* [http://www.marklindquist.net/wave.html Seattle Times review of The Wave And Other Stories]
* [http://www.serpentstail.com/author_bio?id=10336 Serpent's Tail profile of Caren Gussoff]