Darcie Abbene
Writer, Editor, Educator
Bio
Darcie is an editor at HCI Books. Previously, she was the managing and nonfiction editor at the Green Mountains Review, Editorial Project Manager at School Library Journal and Part Time Faculty in the Writing and Literature Department at Northern Vermont University. She is also a contributing editor at Aspiring Author and a manuscript editor and writing coach at WriteByNight. Darcie regularly reviews books for Kirkus Reviews, Necessary Fiction, and Split Rock Review.
After studying English Literature at Saint Michael’s College and earning a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Vermont, Darcie taught high school English for seven years in New Hampshire and Vermont. Later, she worked as a Writing Coach for the Young Writers Project. Darcie holds a Master's of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast MFA program at the University of Southern Maine.
Darcie is represented by Matt Bialer of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates.
Creative Work
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Essay: "Don't Feed the Bears" in Green Briar Review.
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Lyric essay: "The Center" in Tupelo Quarterly 25. Chosen as Editor's Selection in Prose and Poetry, introduced and curated by Kristina Marie Darling.
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Lyric essay: "Brave" in Whitefish Review, Vol. 26 Issue 2
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Essay Finalist in Vermont Writers' Prize 2021
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Lyric essay: "Go on, Then" in Tupelo Quarterly 21. Chosen as Editor's Selection in Prose and Poetry, curated and introduced by Emma Bolden
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Craft essay: "Zen and the Art of Prickly Writing" in Parhelion Literary Magazine
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Flash Fiction: "Burn" Capsule Stories Autumn 2020
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Fiction: "What We're Doing Here" in Portrait of New England
Book Reviews
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Review: Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World by Kathryn Aalto in Split Rock Review
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Reviewer for Kirkus Reviews
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Review: Lava Falls by Lucy Jane Bledsoe in Necessary Fiction
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Review: The Bear by Andrew Krivak in Split Rock Review
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Review: The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting by Veronica Montes in Necessary Fiction
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Review: Rye Curtis's Kingdomtide in Necessary Fiction
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Book Browse: Per Petterson’s I Refuse
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Book Browse: Jonathan Galassi’s Muse
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Book Browse: Owen Sheer’s I Saw a Man
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Book Browse: Steve Tolz’s Quicksand
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Book Browse: Neil Smith’s Boo
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Book Browse: Mary Doria Russel’s Epitaph
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Kids VT: Penguin Cha-Cha
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Kids VT: Bugs in My Hair
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Kids VT: Good Night Yoga
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Kids VT: Dog vs. Cat
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Kids VT: Fright Club
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Kids VT: The Book with No Pictures
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Kids VT: Flora’s Very Windy Day
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Kids VT: Plant a Kiss
Articles
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Vermont Fences: Digging Deeper column, "A Look Into the History of Vermont Fence Law"
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Vermont Fences: Digging Deeper column, "Phosphorous and Lake Champlain" Part 2
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Vermont Fences: Academic Acres column, "Bringing Ag to Life in Children's Picture Books"
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News and Citizen: Honor to Whom Honor is Due
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Vermont Fences: Digging Deeper: Agritourism Part 2: Safety and Liability
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News and Citizen: Morrisville History and Art Walk
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Vermont Woman: Jeb Spaulding on the State of the State Colleges
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Vermont Art Guide: Artist Profile: The Wildness of These Things: The Intricacy of Dianne Shullenberger
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Kids VT: Kids Stack Fast at StackFest
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Kids VT: The Art of... Reading to a Dog
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Kids VT: The Art of... Upcycling Fabric
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Kids VT: The Art of... Fairy House Making