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Tiny bio: Carrie Cuinn is a deaf + queer creator who spends most of her time managing one of the best farmer’s markets in the US. Find her on online at carriecuinn.com. (She/her)
Short bio: Carrie Cuinn is a deaf + queer writer, artist, historian, and gamer who spends most of her time managing one of the best farmer’s markets in the US. She has written for Wasteland 3, Apex Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Chaosium, and more. Her spare moments are filled with books, cats, console/tabletop games, cooking, family, and friends. Find her online at carriecuinn.com. (She/her)
Longer bio: Carrie Cuinn is a deaf + queer writer, artist, historian, and gamer who spends most of her time managing one of the best farmer’s markets in the US. Her nonfiction explores local history and popular culture though a queer, disabled, and feminist lens, while her fiction often blends science fiction and fantasy with this perspective, plus myth, poetry, and whatever weirdness she’s fascinated by today. Carrie has written for Wasteland 3, Kaleidotrope, Apex Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Chaosium, and more. Her spare moments are filled with books, cats, console/tabletop games, cooking, family, and friends – and it’s a great day if there’s also time for a nap. You can find her online at carriecuinn.com. (She/her)
Last updated September 23, 2025.
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Born and raised in California, I drove across the country in my 30s to attend a fancy university in Philadelphia, then ended up settling down in a different university town in the middle of New York State. I now manage one of the largest farmers markets in the region (voted #1 in the US by Newsweek in 2025). In my spare time I’m a freelance writer, artist, local history researcher, gamer, movie buff, and pretty good home chef, as well being a single parent of a disabled young man… which should answer the question, “Have you been getting enough sleep lately?” without you having to ask.
I write literary speculative fiction, including science fiction, apocalypse stories, magic realism, fucked up fairy tales, and things which nudge up against and fall outside of other labels. I create brightly colored art in a variety of mediums, including pen+ink illustrations, linoprints, acrylic or watercolor paintings, digitial pixel art, and more. I also write non-fiction on a range of subjects (including local history, pop culture, fashion, vintage printing techniques, RPGs, comic books, tech news, and more). You can find an updated list of my fiction publications here, and my nonfiction work is listed here.
As a historian, my specialties are Early American Books and Prints (specifically the study of and preservation of books, newspapers, and broadsides printed when our country was new, sometimes known as “the study of the book” or “the book as an art object”.) I’m also fascinated by the history of my adopted hometown, Ithaca, NY, as well as the study of local history in general. I have degrees in both Fine Arts and History of Art, but continue to study as much as I can because I don’t think leaving college should be the end of anyone’s education as long as there’s a local library nearby.
If I’m not working for the market, spending time with my son, wrangling cats, or cooking dinner, I’m probably drawing, painting, creating block prints, writing at least one novel and several short stories, as well as doing nonfiction research – possibly all at once because ADHD is a hell of a drug – but I’ll always make time to experience something new if the opportunity comes along.
On a personal note: I’m functionally deaf, so I’m probably not ignoring you – I just didn’t know you were speaking to me.
Unless you’re a jackass. Then I’m definitely ignoring you.