About

Elizabeth Marian Charles is a writer, teacher, and mother. Her work has previously appeared in The Rebis, The Minnesota Review, The Woven Tale Press, Sunspot Lit, and elsewhere, and is forthcoming in the anthology Barren: An Exploration of the Journey to Parenthood through Demeter Press. She is a graduate of the Arizona State University MFA program and currently lives in Florida, where she is a Ph.D. student at University of South Florida. Her research focuses on writing and reproductive loss. She is currently working on a memoir about miscarriage, motherhood, and grief, titled Mother of Pearl.

Publications

“This Was a Desired Pregnancy,” creative nonfiction, Barren: An Exploration of the Journey to Parenthood (Demeter Press), forthcoming December 2025

The Living and Dead Carry On,” creative nonfiction, The Rebis, Volume 3: The Star

The Lungs Are the Seat of Grief, novel excerpt, Winner of the Inception Contest, Sunspot Lit

No Signboard Seafood,” short fiction, The Woven Tale Press

Checklists for the Apocalypse,” short fiction, The Minnesota Review

“Alpha Bravo Charlie,” short fiction, Fiction Southeast

“Heart,” short fiction, Bird’s Thumb