Ian Pisarcik
Novelist · Photographer
Novelist · Photographer
Ian Pisarcik was born and raised in rural New England. He is the author of Before Familiar Woods.
Books
Three years after two boys were found dead in a tent outside North Falls, Vermont, their fathers go missing too.
Outstanding . . . Pisarcik is a writer to watch.
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Gritty, dark, and tragically human.
John Larison, author of Whiskey When We're Dry
Photography
Portraits and landscapes concerned with place, memory, and time.
Editing
A close, in-depth reading of your manuscript, with attention to both the larger architecture of the novel and the choices being made on the page. Each edit includes a multi-page editorial letter addressing plot, pacing, character development, structure, and sentence-level craft, along with 5–10 pages of detailed line editing.
InquireAbout
His stories and poems have appeared in the Roanoke Review, Lullwater Review, Maine Review, and Flyway Journal of Writing and Environment.
His debut novel, Before Familiar Woods, was published by Crooked Lane Books. He lives with his wife and two untamable daughters.