Karis Rogerson

BIO

Karis Rogerson (she/her) is a writer, reader, and podcaster who was born in the South Carolina Midlands, raised in Northeastern Italy, schooled in the German Black Forest and Kentucky Bluegrass, and now lives in Brooklyn, on Lenni Lenape land. She has an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from VCFA and her fiction is represented by Eric Smith at Neighborhood Literary. Karis writes sapphic romance for all ages, as well as poetry, personal essays, and select journalism. She’s a co-host of the podcast The Write Way of Life, and you can find more at https://www.karisrogerson.com

MSWL

Age categories: Adult, YA

Genres: Romance (in all sub-genres including speculative, historical, contemporary, horror, etc..)

Tropes that spark joy for me: friends to lovers; found family; only one bed; reluctant heroes; best friend's sibling OR sibling's best friend; forced proximity; really just anything ooey gooey romantic
Themes that I am drawn to: religion/religious trauma; ambitious girls; mental illness; physical disability; coming of age; coming of rage; neurodivergent experiences.