I am a fiction writer, writing teacher, editor, and literary critic.

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

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

I hold a B.A. in creative writing from Wells College, an M.A. in social and political philosophy and a PhD ABD in Comparative Literature from Binghamton University, where I taught writing and literature for six years.

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

Alongside my craftsman partner, I built a small timber-frame house in the woods from trees we felled, milled, and raised by hand. These days we can be found 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