About

Marina Petrova’s short stories have been published 

in Story, Mississippi Review, The Gettysburg Review, Catapult, Pinch, The Blue Nib, and other journals.

She was awarded fellowships from MacDowell and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Her work was included among the distinguished stories in the Best American Short Stories 2024 anthology. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School.

Born in the former Soviet Union, she has lived in the South, Midwest, and presently Northeast. She is currently working on a short story collection.