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Casey Plett

ケイシー・プレット

Keishī Pretto

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1987-06-20 (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Mennonite
Residence History
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada → Morden, Manitoba, Canada → Eugene, Oregon, USA → Portland, Oregon, USA → New York, USA → Windsor, Ontario, Canada → Ohio, USA (Ohio University)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Editor, Teacher
Active Years
2010-
Affiliations
Ohio University, LittlePuss Press
Influenced By
Imogen Binnie, Elena Rose, Julia Serano
Nominations
Dayne Ogilvie Prize (A Safe Girl to Love), Giller Prize Longlist (A Dream of a Woman), Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction (On Community)

Awards

Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction
2015
Work: A Safe Girl to Love
Category: Transgender Fiction
Organization: Lambda Literary Foundation
Result: Won
Barbara Gittings Literature Award
2018
Work: Meanwhile, Elsewhere
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Won
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
2019
Work: Little Fish
Organization: Amazon.ca
Result: Won
Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature
2019
Work: Little Fish
Organization: Lambda Literary Foundation
Result: Won
Stonewall Book Award (Nonfiction)
2023
Work: Faltas
Category: Nonfiction
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Safe Girl to Love

2014 Short story collection

A collection of short stories centering trans women's experiences.

TransgenderGender transitionIdentity

Little Fish

2018 Novel

A novel about a transgender woman's life.

TransgenderFamilyCommunity

A Dream of a Woman

2021 Short story collection

Short stories focusing on trans love and relationships.

LoveTransgenderWomanhood

On Community

2023 Nonfiction

Essays on community.

CommunityTransgender

Bibliography

  • A Safe Girl to Love (2014)
  • Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers (2017, co-edited)
  • Little Fish (2018)
  • A Dream of a Woman (2021)
  • On Community (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Candid and personal voiceCentering trans experiences
Recurring Motifs
Transgender identityCommunity and isolationMennonite background

Legacy

Recognized as a key figure in transgender literature, with multiple awards.

Trivia

  • Grew up in a Mennonite family.
  • Is a transgender woman.
  • Wrote a column on her gender transition for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.