Teresa Carmody S3E119

Author Teresa Carmody's work is creatively formed as autofiction, playfully structured by procedure and constraint. Wielding language to create space for change, Carmody explores her life experiences, including spirituality, gossip, queer relations, friendship, and much more, re-emerging into a fresh understanding of herself. Carmody also reads excerpts from her work.

Carmody is the award-winning author of numerous works of fiction, creative nonfiction, autofiction, and hybrid forms, exploring issues of spirituality, gossip, intersubjectivity and perception, queer relations, friendship, embodiment and the archive, intersectional feminism, and autofiction/autotheory. Their books include Maison Femme: a fiction (published in 2015), The Reconception of Marie (published in 2020), and A Healthy Interest in the Lives of Others (published 2025). They hold a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies from Evergreen State College, an M.F.A. in creative writing from Antioch University, and a Ph.D. in English/Creative Writing from the University of Denver. She currently teaches in the Writer’s Workshop at University of Nebraska, Omaha, and in its low-residency MFA program.