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'''Zarina Zabrisky''' is an American writer based in the [[Bay Area]], [[California]]. She is the author of the novel, ''We, Monsters'', several collections of short stories, including |
'''Zarina Zabrisky''' is an American writer based in the [[Bay Area]], [[California]]. She is the author of the novel, ''We, Monsters'', several collections of short stories, including ''Explosion'', ''A Cute Tombstone'' and her debut work, ''Iron'', and a book of collaborative poetry and art, ''Green Lions'', co-written with Simon Rogghe. Zabrisky resides in [[San Francisco]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Von Ward|first=Jeff|title=An Interview With Zarina Zabrisky|url=http://www.samizdat.me/interview-zarina-zabrisky/|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ticket Fly|url=http://www.ticketfly.com/event/448255-word-performances-nato-san-francisco/|work=Ticket Fly|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Since she began to publish her work in 2011, Zabrisky has been a three-time nominee for the [[Pushcart Prize]] (nominated by Eleven Eleven Journal of Literature of Art, Red Fez Literary Magazine and Epic Rites Press) and was a finalist for the Normal School's Normal Prize in Fiction, 2012. Zabrisky also received an editor nomination for the Million Writers Award, an honourable mention for the New Millennium Writings 2012, and was awarded the Acker Award for Achievement in [[Avant Garde|The Avant Garde]], 2013. Zabirsky has been published in over 40 literary magazines and anthologies in the [[UK]], [[US]], [[Canada]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ditch Poetry|url=http://www.ditchpoetry.com/zarinazabrisky.htm|publisher=Ditch Poetry|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ingalls|first=Julia|title=Julia Ingalls: Reader Abuse|url=http://www.guernicamag.com/daily/julia-ingalls-reader-abuse/|publisher=Guernica|access-date=19 March 2014}}</ref> |
Since she began to publish her work in 2011, Zabrisky has been a three-time nominee for the [[Pushcart Prize]] (nominated by Eleven Eleven Journal of Literature of Art, Red Fez Literary Magazine and Epic Rites Press) and was a finalist for the Normal School's Normal Prize in Fiction, 2012. Zabrisky also received an editor nomination for the Million Writers Award, an honourable mention for the New Millennium Writings 2012, and was awarded the Acker Award for Achievement in [[Avant Garde|The Avant Garde]], 2013. Zabirsky has been published in over 40 literary magazines and anthologies in the [[UK]], [[US]], [[Canada]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ditch Poetry|url=http://www.ditchpoetry.com/zarinazabrisky.htm|publisher=Ditch Poetry|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ingalls|first=Julia|title=Julia Ingalls: Reader Abuse|url=http://www.guernicamag.com/daily/julia-ingalls-reader-abuse/|publisher=Guernica|access-date=19 March 2014}}</ref> |
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Zabrisky is also known for her spoken word performances. She has staged a rock jazz ballet pop musical-thriller |
Zabrisky is also known for her spoken word performances. She has staged a rock jazz ballet pop musical-thriller ''We, Monsters'' (based on her novel ''We, Monsters''), starring local writers and poets, at Viracocha and Pegasus Books, California. Zabrisky has appeared at [[Litquake]] Festivals in 2012 and 2013. She has also performed and judged literary merit at the [[Literary Death Match]], held at [[Contemporary Jewish Museum|The Contemporary Jewish Museum]] and in [[Los Angeles]]. Zarbrisky's stories ''Honey-Hued Eyes'' and ''Wanderlust'' were performed by the Liars' League, the former in support of the Gay and Straight Alliance in Hong Kong, 2013. She has performed at the San Francisco State Poetry reading, Man Ray/Lee Miller-Partners in [[Surrealism]] at the [[Legion of Honor (museum)|Legion of Honour Museum]], San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kruger|first=Charles|title=LITERARY DEATH MATCH @ THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM: UNSCROLLED|url=http://litseen.com/?p=15348|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Our Writers|url=http://liarsleaguehk.blogspot.co.uk/p/meet-our-writers.html|publisher=Liars' League|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gay and Straight - Chosen Stories|url=http://liarsleaguehk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/gay-straight-chosen-stories.html|publisher=Liars' League|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Genovese|first=Lara|title=Wanderlust by Zarina Zabrisky|url=http://liarsleaguehk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/wanderlust-by-zarina-zabrisky.html|publisher=Liars' League|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=College Day in Conjunction with Man Ray {{!}} Lee Miller: Partners in Surrealism|url=http://legionofhonor.famsf.org/legion/calendar/college-day-conjunction-man-ray-lee-miller-partners-surrealism|publisher=Legion of Honour|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> |
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Zabrisky has been involved in campaigns concerning the human rights, including [[Pussy Riot]] movement, and organised a protest outside the Russian Consulate in 2013. During interviews after the event, she stated, "The Pussy Riot trial is an insult to me as a writer, a woman, and a human being. I have been apolitical all my life. Most Russians know that protest in Russia is absurd, ... there is a line, though, where one is so outraged that feelings grow into actions and words, and sometimes actions and words out of the ordinary".<ref>{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Ginger|title=SF Weekly: The Sweet Spot: S.F. Pussy Riot Organizer Speaks Out|url=http://redroom.com/member/zarina-zabrisky/press/sf-weekly-the-sweet-spot-sf-pussy-riot-organizer-speaks-out|publisher=Red Room|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dayal|first=Geeta|title='Pussy Riot' Becomes a Rally Cry for Russian Expats|url=http://news.jobbook.com/2012/08/pussy-riot-becomes-a-rally-cry-for-russian-expats/|publisher=Jobbook|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> She is a co-founder of The Arts Resistance, a movement or artists and writers gathered to resist the injustice and war in the world and support human rights by means of the arts. |
Zabrisky has been involved in campaigns concerning the human rights, including [[Pussy Riot]] movement, and organised a protest outside the Russian Consulate in 2013. During interviews after the event, she stated, "The Pussy Riot trial is an insult to me as a writer, a woman, and a human being. I have been apolitical all my life. Most Russians know that protest in Russia is absurd, ... there is a line, though, where one is so outraged that feelings grow into actions and words, and sometimes actions and words out of the ordinary".<ref>{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Ginger|title=SF Weekly: The Sweet Spot: S.F. Pussy Riot Organizer Speaks Out|url=http://redroom.com/member/zarina-zabrisky/press/sf-weekly-the-sweet-spot-sf-pussy-riot-organizer-speaks-out|publisher=Red Room|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dayal|first=Geeta|title='Pussy Riot' Becomes a Rally Cry for Russian Expats|url=http://news.jobbook.com/2012/08/pussy-riot-becomes-a-rally-cry-for-russian-expats/|publisher=Jobbook|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> She is a co-founder of The Arts Resistance, a movement or artists and writers gathered to resist the injustice and war in the world and support human rights by means of the arts. |
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==Journalism== |
==Journalism== |
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Zabrisky is currently based in [[Odesa]], Ukraine<ref>{{cite web|title= It’s harsh in Odesa and Mykolaiv but people are coping: Zabrisky|url=https://tvpworld.com/65106397/its-harsh-in-odesa-and-mykolaiv-but-people-are-coping-zabrisky|publisher=tvpworld.com|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref>. From the beginning of the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zabrisky has been reporting on the war in Ukraine for [[Euromaidan Press]]<ref>{{cite web|title= ZARINAZABRISKY:Zabrisky|url=https://euromaidanpress.com/author/zarinazabrisky/|publisher=euromaidanpress.com|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref>, [[Byline Times]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Zarina Zabrisky|url=https://bylinetimes.com/author/zarinazabrisky/|publisher=bylinetimes.com|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref> and A Community Alliance<ref>{{cite web|title= The Wagner ‘Musicians’ and Circus Tanks|url=https://bylinetimes.com/2023/06/26/the-wagner-musicians-and-circus-tanks.com|access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>, and has been published in [[The Paris Review]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Genres for War: Writers in Ukraine on Literature|url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/10/26/genres-for-war-writers-in-ukraine-on-literature|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref> and various other publications. |
Zabrisky is currently based in [[Odesa]], [[Ukraine]]<ref>{{cite web|title= It’s harsh in Odesa and Mykolaiv but people are coping: Zabrisky|url=https://tvpworld.com/65106397/its-harsh-in-odesa-and-mykolaiv-but-people-are-coping-zabrisky|publisher=tvpworld.com|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref>. From the beginning of the 2022 full-scale [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Zabrisky has been reporting on the war in Ukraine for [[Euromaidan Press]]<ref>{{cite web|title= ZARINAZABRISKY:Zabrisky|url=https://euromaidanpress.com/author/zarinazabrisky/|publisher=euromaidanpress.com|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref>, [[Byline Times]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Zarina Zabrisky|url=https://bylinetimes.com/author/zarinazabrisky/|publisher=bylinetimes.com|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref> and A Community Alliance<ref>{{cite web|title= The Wagner ‘Musicians’ and Circus Tanks|url=https://bylinetimes.com/2023/06/26/the-wagner-musicians-and-circus-tanks.com|access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>, and has been published in [[The Paris Review]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Genres for War: Writers in Ukraine on Literature|url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/10/26/genres-for-war-writers-in-ukraine-on-literature|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref> and various other publications. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Born in [[St. Petersburg]], Zabrisky is of Jewish<ref>{{cite web|title= Our Ukraine Coverage|url=https://fresnoalliance.com/our-ukraine-coverage/|publisher=acommunityalliance.org|access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Ukrainian Dreams: The Dark Roots of Putin's Nightmare War|url=https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/ukrainian-dreams-the-dark-roots-of|publisher=bylinesupplement.com|access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> origin and has stated that she moved to the United States at an age "young enough to forget when it was, and old enough to keep my accent". She has previously held jobs as a [[kickboxing]] instructor, [[oilfield]] translator, travel co-ordinator and business liaison in [[Kazakhstan]], street artist and [[masseuse]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zarina Zabrisky: The TNB Self-Interview|url=http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/tnbfiction/2013/12/zarina-zabrisky-the-tnb-self-interview/|publisher=The Nervous Breakdown|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Karp|first=Evan|title=Zarina Zabrisky at Pegasus Books|url=http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Zarina-Zabrisky-at-Pegasus-Books-4038231.php|publisher=SF Gate|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> |
Born in [[St. Petersburg]], Zabrisky is of [[Jewish]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Our Ukraine Coverage|url=https://fresnoalliance.com/our-ukraine-coverage/|publisher=acommunityalliance.org|access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Ukrainian Dreams: The Dark Roots of Putin's Nightmare War|url=https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/ukrainian-dreams-the-dark-roots-of|publisher=bylinesupplement.com|access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> origin and has stated that she moved to the United States at an age "young enough to forget when it was, and old enough to keep my accent". She has previously held jobs as a [[kickboxing]] instructor, [[oilfield]] translator, travel co-ordinator and business liaison in [[Kazakhstan]], street artist and [[masseuse]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zarina Zabrisky: The TNB Self-Interview|url=http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/tnbfiction/2013/12/zarina-zabrisky-the-tnb-self-interview/|publisher=The Nervous Breakdown|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Karp|first=Evan|title=Zarina Zabrisky at Pegasus Books|url=http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Zarina-Zabrisky-at-Pegasus-Books-4038231.php|publisher=SF Gate|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> |
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Zabrisky received a degree in English language and Literature at the Philological Faculty at St. Petersburg State University (the alma mater of Putin, Medvedev and Sechin.) This course allegedly contained training in propaganda and brainwashing techniques.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zabrisky|first=Zarina|title= Zarina Zabrisky: A Crash Course on Russian Propaganda & Cyberwar |url=https://oaklandoctopus.org/zarina-zabrisky-crash-course-russian-propaganda-cyberwar-7pm-free|publisher=oaklandoctopus.org|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> |
Zabrisky received a degree in English language and Literature at the Philological Faculty at St. Petersburg State University (the alma mater of Putin, Medvedev and Sechin.) This course allegedly contained training in propaganda and brainwashing techniques.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zabrisky|first=Zarina|title= Zarina Zabrisky: A Crash Course on Russian Propaganda & Cyberwar |url=https://oaklandoctopus.org/zarina-zabrisky-crash-course-russian-propaganda-cyberwar-7pm-free|publisher=oaklandoctopus.org|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> |
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Zarina Zabrisky is an American writer based in the Bay Area, California. She is the author of the novel, We, Monsters, several collections of short stories, including Explosion, A Cute Tombstone and her debut work, Iron, and a book of collaborative poetry and art, Green Lions, co-written with Simon Rogghe. Zabrisky resides in San Francisco, California.[1][2]
Career
Since she began to publish her work in 2011, Zabrisky has been a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize (nominated by Eleven Eleven Journal of Literature of Art, Red Fez Literary Magazine and Epic Rites Press) and was a finalist for the Normal School's Normal Prize in Fiction, 2012. Zabrisky also received an editor nomination for the Million Writers Award, an honourable mention for the New Millennium Writings 2012, and was awarded the Acker Award for Achievement in The Avant Garde, 2013. Zabirsky has been published in over 40 literary magazines and anthologies in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Nepal.[3][4]
Zabrisky is also known for her spoken word performances. She has staged a rock jazz ballet pop musical-thriller We, Monsters (based on her novel We, Monsters), starring local writers and poets, at Viracocha and Pegasus Books, California. Zabrisky has appeared at Litquake Festivals in 2012 and 2013. She has also performed and judged literary merit at the Literary Death Match, held at The Contemporary Jewish Museum and in Los Angeles. Zarbrisky's stories Honey-Hued Eyes and Wanderlust were performed by the Liars' League, the former in support of the Gay and Straight Alliance in Hong Kong, 2013. She has performed at the San Francisco State Poetry reading, Man Ray/Lee Miller-Partners in Surrealism at the Legion of Honour Museum, San Francisco.[5][6][7][8][9]
Zabrisky has been involved in campaigns concerning the human rights, including Pussy Riot movement, and organised a protest outside the Russian Consulate in 2013. During interviews after the event, she stated, "The Pussy Riot trial is an insult to me as a writer, a woman, and a human being. I have been apolitical all my life. Most Russians know that protest in Russia is absurd, ... there is a line, though, where one is so outraged that feelings grow into actions and words, and sometimes actions and words out of the ordinary".[10][11] She is a co-founder of The Arts Resistance, a movement or artists and writers gathered to resist the injustice and war in the world and support human rights by means of the arts.
Since 2016 Zabrisky has been actively involved in investigative journalism and has been quoted in several books and articles, including Craig Unger's 2018 bestseller, House of Trump, House of Putin,[12] Russian-American historian Yuri Felshtinsky's article on Dimitry Simis,[13] the Antidot,[14] the Voice of Binkongoh[15] and Radio Svoboda.[16]
Along with human rights lawyer Olga Tomchin, Zabrisky has co-produced various seminars on propaganda.[17][18] In 2018, Zabrisky presented at the Byline Festival in the UK on alleged connections between President Donald Trump and Russia, hybrid war, the "mafia state" and global alt-right movements.[19][20][21]
Journalism
Zabrisky is currently based in Odesa, Ukraine[22]. From the beginning of the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zabrisky has been reporting on the war in Ukraine for Euromaidan Press[23], Byline Times[24] and A Community Alliance[25], and has been published in The Paris Review[26] and various other publications.
Personal life
Born in St. Petersburg, Zabrisky is of Jewish[27][28] origin and has stated that she moved to the United States at an age "young enough to forget when it was, and old enough to keep my accent". She has previously held jobs as a kickboxing instructor, oilfield translator, travel co-ordinator and business liaison in Kazakhstan, street artist and masseuse.[29][30]
Zabrisky received a degree in English language and Literature at the Philological Faculty at St. Petersburg State University (the alma mater of Putin, Medvedev and Sechin.) This course allegedly contained training in propaganda and brainwashing techniques.[31]
Filmography
- The Eastern Front: Terror & Torture in Ukraine (Byline TV), 2023
Bibliography
- We, Monsters (Numina Press), 2014
- A Cute Tombstone (Epic Rites Press), 2013
- Iron (Epic Rites Press), 2012
- Green Lions (Numina Press), 2014
- Explosion (Epic Rites Press), 2015
References
- ^ Von Ward, Jeff. "An Interview With Zarina Zabrisky". Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Ticket Fly". Ticket Fly. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Ditch Poetry". Ditch Poetry. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Ingalls, Julia. "Julia Ingalls: Reader Abuse". Guernica. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ Kruger, Charles. "LITERARY DEATH MATCH @ THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM: UNSCROLLED". Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Meet Our Writers". Liars' League. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Gay and Straight - Chosen Stories". Liars' League. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Genovese, Lara. "Wanderlust by Zarina Zabrisky". Liars' League. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "College Day in Conjunction with Man Ray | Lee Miller: Partners in Surrealism". Legion of Honour. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Murray, Ginger. "SF Weekly: The Sweet Spot: S.F. Pussy Riot Organizer Speaks Out". Red Room. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Dayal, Geeta. "'Pussy Riot' Becomes a Rally Cry for Russian Expats". Jobbook. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Unger, Craig. House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia.
- ^ Felshtinsky, Yuri. Кто такой Дмитрий Саймс и почему он пытается потопить Mayflower? Расследование историка Фельштинского. gordonua.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Od privida do stvarnosti". anti.media. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Donnald Trump's Dubious Russian Connections Unearthed". Voice of Binkongoh. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Ксения Кириллова: Право-левый уклон". Radio Svoboda. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Andersen, Ted. "Understanding Russian propaganda and other unique classes coming to the Bay Area". SF Gate. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Edel, Anastasia. "The Peculiar Business of Being Russian-American in Trump's USA". NYR Daily. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Putin's World Disorder: With Luke Harding". bylinefestival.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Putin's World Disorder: Byline Festival 2018". Seminars: Russian Propaganda Explained. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "The Rise of the Alt Reich: Is the Reality Worse Than the Conspiracy?". bylinefestival.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "It's harsh in Odesa and Mykolaiv but people are coping: Zabrisky". tvpworld.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "ZARINAZABRISKY:Zabrisky". euromaidanpress.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Zarina Zabrisky". bylinetimes.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "The Wagner 'Musicians' and Circus Tanks". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Genres for War: Writers in Ukraine on Literature". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Our Ukraine Coverage". acommunityalliance.org. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Ukrainian Dreams: The Dark Roots of Putin's Nightmare War". bylinesupplement.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Zarina Zabrisky: The TNB Self-Interview". The Nervous Breakdown. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Karp, Evan. "Zarina Zabrisky at Pegasus Books". SF Gate. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Zabrisky, Zarina. "Zarina Zabrisky: A Crash Course on Russian Propaganda & Cyberwar". oaklandoctopus.org. Retrieved 29 September 2018.