Erin Sharkey

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Literature – Non-Fiction


Minneapolis, MN
August 2024, four weeks

Sharkey’s writing comes from the meeting place of the speculative and the historical. Her first book, A Darker Wilderness, is a collection of essays reclaiming nature writing as a genre. Her work has been a mix of communal projects and more personal exploration of the ways identity is shaped. Sharkey’s current project, Red Earth Journey, is brewing at the intersection of memory and the unknown, intuited elements of her life. During her residency Sharkey worked with residents at the Red Wing Correctional Facility.