Carolyne Topdjian

Carolyne Topdjian is a writer, essayist, and novelist with works published in PRISM International, Dreamers Magazine, Firewords Quarterly, and elsewhere. Her creative endeavors gravitate toward fusions of mystery, psychological suspense, and gothic horror. As an Armenian of the diaspora and Lebanese-Canadian who’s been displaced by war, Carolyne often explores themes of belonging and human existence in her work—moments when people are caught in dark states of transition, contradiction, and flux. She’s authored scholarly essays on posthumanism and surrealism—both topics that inspire her storytelling—as well as genre and craft-based essays on writing for CrimeReads and more.

Carolyne holds an interdisciplinary PhD from York University and is a professor in the Faculty of Media, Creative Arts and Design at Humber Polytechnic in Toronto. Fittingly, she’s lived in a hundred-year-old haunted house for over a decade. Her recently published novels include The Hitman’s Daughter and The Black Moth.