Hello. I’m a writer, translator, and wannabe backup dancer. My debut essay collection, The Other Island, is forthcoming from Riverhead Books. It was recently awarded a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant.

I write about Caribbean culture, literary politics, diasporic dramas, and the songs I can’t stop singing to myself. My essays have been published many places including The Believer, The Cut, The Point, and the New York Times Magazine, where I am now a contributing writer. This profile of Bad Bunny was featured on CBS. This story about grief and belonging on apocalyptic dance floors won a National Magazine Award.

As a translator, I focus on Puerto Rican poetry, especially the work of Marigloria Palma. My own poetry has been featured in a variety of small journals and anthologies, and supported by fellowships from CantoMundo, MacDowell, and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.

I have a PhD in English & Comparative Literature from Columbia University. My literary agent is Alice Whitwham at The Cheney Agency. For speaking engagements, please contact The Tuesday Agency.

You can send me kind or whimsical messages directly at carina.schorske@gmail.com.