Colette Parris

Poet, Fiction Writer

NY
New York US
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Author's Bio

Colette Parris is a Caribbean-American graduate of Harvard College, where she received a BA in English, and Harvard Law School.  She returned to her literary roots during the pandemic.  Her fiction can be found in various publications, including great weather for MEDIA, Scoundrel Time, Cleaver, The Offing, Sleet Magazine, and Streetlight Magazine, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize (three times) as well as Best Microfiction.  Her poems, which have garnered three Best of the Net nominations,  have been published in Michigan Quarterly Review, The Healing Muse, Gordon Square Review, MoonPark Review, LEON Literary Review, SoFloPoJo, Gyroscope Review, and elsewhere. 

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Anthology:
Beacon Radiant (Great weather for MEDIA, 2024)
Journals:
101 Words
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Centaur
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Centifictionist
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Fabula Argentea
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Riddled With Arrows
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The Offing
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Poetry

Journals:
BigCityLit
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Defenestration
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Gordon Square Review
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Leon Literary Review
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Lost Balloon
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MoonPark Review
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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Agatha Christie, Talia Hibbert, Martin Walker
What I'm reading now: 
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

More Information

Identifies as: 
Black, Caribbean American
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Last update: Jul 22, 2024