Marissa van Uden, Author at Apex Magazine

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Marissa van Uden

Marissa van Uden is a writer and editor from Aotearoa-New Zealand. She spent a whole second life in Germany but now lives next to a beaver pond in the mossy woods of rural Vermont. She’s an acquisitions editor for Dark Matter Magazine and an associate editor at Apex Magazine. Her short fiction has been published in Dark Matter Magazine and the Los Suelos interactive anthology. You can find her down by the pond or posting about wild things, wild places, and weird horror at Twitter @marissavu and Instagram @marissa.vu.

Interviews

Interview with Author Coda Audeguy-Pegon

The tricky thing about discussing systemic flaws/shortcomings/violence is you’re trying to describe something that has been actively normalized and made invisible over generations.

Marissa van Uden March 8, 2023

Interviews

Interview with Author Akis Linardos

And yet sometimes, when you listen to the song of the faeries beyond the hedge line and ask just the right questions, the way out becomes possible.

Marissa van Uden February 16, 2023

Interviews

Interview with Author Isabel J. Kim

The rule I follow is that the more expansive in scope a concept or setting is, the more personal the story needs to be—if you’re going to go big, go intimate.

Marissa van Uden January 5, 2023

For Writers

Self-Compassion Toolkit: A Conversation on Mental Health and Writing

Self-Compassion Toolkit: A Conversation on Mental Health and Writing by Marissa van Uden and Rebecca E. Treasure

Marissa van Uden January 2, 2023

Interviews

Interview with Author Margaret Dunlap

For me, outlines feel less intimidating when I think of them as a way to explore a story, rather than the step I have to get through before I get to the fun part.

Marissa van Uden December 8, 2022