E.C. Barrett is a fiction writer, literary critic, writing teacher, and editor. In the past, they have been an academic, a journalist, and a bookseller.

Their debut short story appeared in Bourbon Penn in March 2020 and was named a top ten must-read for the month by Tor.com. Their latest story appeared in Reckoning, was also named a must-read by Tor.com, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Barrett attended Clarion West Writers Workshop in 2018 and Community of Writers in 2021. They were a 2019 Saltonstall Fellow and they have been the recipient of support from the New York Foundation for the Arts.

They hold a B.A. in creative writing from Wells College and M.A. in social and political philosophy from Binghamton University, where they taught writing and literature for six years.

They were awarded first place in police/crime/court coverage by the New York Press Association for their Ithaca Times cover story on the City of Ithaca’s contract negotiations with the police union.

Barrett built a tiny house in the woods with their craftsman partner from trees they felled, milled, and raised by hand. Now the two of them are slowly renovating an old farmhouse under the shade of a massive spruce tree and the ancient trickster god contained therein.

email: barrett.ec at gmail.com