Casey Plett
Education
M.F.A., Creative Writing, Columbia University, New York, NY
B.A., English, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Biography
Casey is originally from the Canadian Prairies, Treaty 1 Territory. In addition to her books, she has authored the feature-length script So Rachel Might Leave the City, and the screen adaptation for Little Fish. She is the co-editor of Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers and the Publisher at LittlePuss Press.
Scholarly Focus
- Creative Writing: Fiction
- Independent Publishing
- Trans Literature
- Mennonite Literature
Books
On Community, Windsor, ON: Biblioasis, 2023.
A Dream of a Woman, Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2021.
Little Fish, Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2018.
A Safe Girl to Love, New York: Topside Press, 2014.
Awards
Lambda Literary Award for Best Transgender Fiction (2019 for Little Fish, 2015 for A Safe Girl to Love)
Firecracker Award for Fiction (2019 for Little Fish)
Amazon First Novel Award (2019 for Little Fish)
ALA Stonewall Book Award (2018 for Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers)
Courses Taught
- Undergraduate Fiction Workshop
- Graduate Fiction Workshop
- Advanced Screenwriting