Carmen Maria Machado Bio | Wiki
Carmen Maria Machado is an American short story author, essayist, and critic. She is frequently published in The New Yorker, Granta, Lightspeed Magazine, and other publications. Maria has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novelette.
Her stories have been reprinted in Year’s Best Weird Fiction, Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, Best Horror of the Year, The New Voices of Fantasy, and Best Women’s Erotica. Maria’s story collection Her Body and Other Parties was published in 2017. Moreover, her memoir In the Dream House was published in 2019 and received the 2021 Folio Prize.
Carmen Maria Machado Age
Maria was born on July 3, 1986, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. He is 35 years old.
Carmen Maria Machado Height
He is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (Approx. 1.62 m).
Carmen Maria Machado Family
She was born and raised by her parents in Allentown, an hour north of Philadelphia. Maria’s father was the son of two immigrants, with his own father moving to the United States from Cuba at the age of 18.
Her grandfather worked in the US Patent Office and met his future wife when she immigrated to the U.S. from Austria after World War II. Maria grew up in a very religious United Methodist household, and this upbringing led to her feeling guilty about her sexuality for several years.
Carmen Maria Machado Val Howlet | Ex-Girlfriend | Partner
Maria is queer. She is married to her beautiful wife Val Howlett. Together, the couple resides in Philadelphia with their partner Marne Litfin. Maria and Val met t in 2011 and married in 2017 keeping an open relationship. In 2019, Marne came across Maria on Tinder.
Carmen Maria Machado Education
She graduated in 2008 and received her bachelor’s degree from the American University in Washington D.C. Maria earned an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She has received fellowships and residencies from the Michener-Copernicus Foundation, the Elizabeth George Foundation, and the CINTAS Foundation, among others. She also attended the Clarion Workshop where she studied under authors such as Ted Chiang.
Carmen Maria Machado Books
Some of her books include:
Especially Heinous (2013)
Her Body and Other Parties (2017)
In the Dream House (2019)
The Low, Low Woods (2020)
“Eight Bites”
“Blur”
“The Husband Stitch”
“Horror Story”
The Book of the Dead”
“Haunt”
“A Cat, a Bride, a Servant”
“Relaxation Technique”
“Miss Laura’s School for Esquire Men”
“Vacation”
Carmen Maria Machado In The Dream House | Memoir
In the Dream House is Maria’s memoir that details an abusive relationship that she lived through. Maria exhibits her dystopian writing skills by telling the story of how her seemingly utopian partnership turned into a dystopian, abusive relationship.
She uses fantasy and magical tropes throughout her memoir as she uses titles for her chapters like “Dream House as Folktale Taxonomy”. She dives into the history of abuse in queer relationships. In this memoir, Maria speaks about the archival silence around domestic abuse in queer relationships.
She explains her confusion with dealing with her abusive ex as there was almost no documentation of abusive relationships between lesbian partners. She also details the difficulty with legal proceedings as the legal system did not count her as a victim because her abuse was primarily psychological, verbal, and emotional rather than physical.
Carmen Maria Machado Inventory
Inventory” is a tale told in twenty parts, a list of memories. Each section begins by succinctly cataloging and qualifying the lovers the unnamed protagonist has taken during her life. The protagonist furthers each encounter with a description of the experiences.
Carmen Maria Machado Especially Heinous
Especially Heinous is a 2013 weird fiction novella by Maria. It is told in the form of 272 capsule synopses from the first 12 seasons of the police procedural, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The book became first published in The American Reader, in May 2013, and republished in Maria’s 2017 short story collection Her Body and Other Parties.
Carmen Maria Machado Net Worth
She earns her health from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Maria’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
Who Is Carmen Maria Machado
Maria is an American short story author, essayist, and critic. She became frequently published in The New Yorker, Granta, Lightspeed Magazine, and other publications. Maria has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novelette.