Chelsea Martin | |
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Chelsea Martin, 2013 | |
Born | (1986-07-16) July 16, 1986 (age 38) Santa Rosa, California |
Occupation | Author, artist |
Nationality | American |
Education | California College of the Arts (BFA) |
Genre | Alt lit |
Notable works | Even Though I Don't Miss You |
Website | |
jerkethics |
Chelsea Martin (born July 16, 1986) is an American author and illustrator.
Early life
She received a BFA from California College of the Arts in 2008.
Career
She is the author of Everything Was Fine Until Whatever (Future Tense Books, 2009), The Really Funny Thing About Apathy (Sunnyoutside, 2010), Kramer Sutra (Universal Error, 2012), and Even Though I Don't Miss You (Short Flight/Long Drive Books, 2013), which was named one of the Best Indie Books of 2013 by Dazed Magazine and was a small press bestseller. Her work has also appeared in numerous journals including Poetry Foundation, Hobart (magazine), Lena Dunham's newsletter Lenny Letter Vice' and the Alt lit Anthology '’40 Likely To Die Before 40.'’
Her work has been described as "emotionally honest", "provocative and disturbing", and, "less disaffected than the Alt lit peers she's associated with." Her work has often been compared to that of Harmony Korine.
Nylon Magazine said her work "feels like a meditation on consciousness, feeling, and of course, the absence of both," and Publishers Weekly called The Really Funny Thing About Apathy "a fixation on fleeting incidents in the life of the young and fearful."
Works and publications
- Everything Was Fine Until Whatever (Future Tense Books, 2009) ISBN 978-1892061355
- The Really Funny Thing About Apathy (Sunnyoutside Press, 2010) ISBN 978-1934513248
- Even Though I Don't Miss You (Short Flight/Long Drive Books, 2013) ISBN 978-0989695008
- Mickey (Curbside Splendor, 2016) ISBN 978-1940430737
- Caca Dolce (Soft Skull Press, 2017) ISBN 978-1593766771
- Tell Me I’m an Artist (Soft Skull Press, 2022) ISBN 978-1593767211
Other work
Martin is a comic artist. Her comic Heavy-Handed was published bi-weekly on The Rumpus in 2012 and 2013. She is also the illustrator of the book of poetry Four-Letter Poems by Joshua Brandon (Universal Error, 2011).
In 2010, Martin founded the art collective Universal Error, where she is currently Creative Director.
Martin has self-published several chapbooks and comic books, and is a proponent of self-publishing.
References
- "Martin, Chelsea, 1986–". LC Linked Data Service (Library of Congress). Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- "Bookshelf". Glance. California College of the Arts. September 1, 2009. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- '’The Really Funny Thing About Apathy'’, Sunnyoutside
- The Best Indie Books of 2013, Dazed Digital
- Small Press Distribution
- McDonald's Is Impossible, Poetry Foundation
- Archived February 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Mickey, Lenny Letter
- What Wiping Pee on My Face Did for My Acne, Vice
- Civil Coping Mechanisms
- Berton, Justin. Chelsea Martin, August 2009. SF Gate.
- Madera, John.Monster Girl: The Rumpus Interview with Chelsea Martin, November 2009. The Rumpus.
- Oyler, Lauren. January 2014. Dazed Digital.
- Madera, John. FUBAR Nation June 2009. The Rumpus.
- Sampsell, Kevin. Love and Hate April 2008. Powell's Books.
- Sunnyoutisde
- The Really Funny Thing About Apathy: Stories September 2010. Publishers Weekly.
- The Rumpus
- Universal Error
- jerkethics.com
- Hatch, Jeremy DIY Publishing and Markething Seminar August 2010. The Rumpus.
External links
- Official website
- Universal Error
- McDonald's is Impossible at The Poetry Foundation
- Heavy-Handed
- Interview on The Rumpus
- Interview at Word Riot
- Dream Date on Pequin