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Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Strange Horizons, CRAFT Literary, and Escape Pod/Artemis Rising.

She's the author of a novel, TreeVolution, and four collections: Circe's Bicycle, Midnight at the Organporium, Political AF: A Rage Collection, and Cabinet of Wrath: A Doll Collection. Connect with her at www.taracampbell.com or on Twitter: @TaraCampbellCom or IG: @thetreevolution
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TreeVolution

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Cabinet of Wrath: A Doll Co...

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Circe's Bicycle

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Political AF: A Rage Collec...

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Angels and Blueberries

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Midnight at the Organporium

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The Scent of Lions

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Dystopia that doesn't merely wallow in suffering

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