Izzy Wasserstein
Assistant Professor,
Contact
Assistant Professor
English
UEC - Miscellaneous Projects & Grants
Bio
I was born and raised in Kansas. I'm the author of two poetry collections, This Ecstasy They Call Damnation and When Creation Falls, the short story collection All the Hometowns You Can't Stay Away From (a Lambda Literary Award finalist), and the forthcoming novella These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart (Tachyon, 2024). My home includes a dog and two cats. I'm a queer and trans woman, a lover of bad jokes, and a nerd.
Education
B.A., Washburn University
M.F.A., University of New Mexico
Courses/Teaching
Spring 2024:
English 2500
English 3030
English 4180
Specialization
Creative writing (fiction and poetry)
Research and Teaching Interests
My interests include speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, supernatural horror, and related genres), queer literature, poetry, and film.