chelsea peters parkinson

writer

Read "Mudlark" on the NMA Website

"Mudlark" was a finalist for the National Magazine Awards in the Fiction category. Read the story on NMA's website by following the link below

Awards and Nominations

"Mudlark" - National Magazine Awards, Fiction Finalist

Recent and Forthcoming Publications

  • "Home:" - The Adroit Journal

  • "Mudlark" - Biblioasis' Best Canadian Fiction 2025; The Fiddlehead

  • "flower is like our" - This Magazine

  • "Tourist" - The Dalhousie Review

  • "Stalker" - PRISM international

About

Chelsea Peters Parkinson is a writer and editor from Treaty 1 territory, currently living in Los Angeles. Her short fiction and poetry have recently appeared, or are forthcoming in, The Adroit Journal, The Fiddlehead, This Magazine, PRISM international, The Dalhousie Review, and CV2. Her short story, "Mudlark", a National Magazine Award finalist for fiction, recently appeared in Biblioasis' "Best Canadian Fiction 2025" anthology, and her short story, "Home:", was recently named as a finalist for The Adroit Journal's Editor's Prize in Fiction. She holds an MFA in creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.

© Chelsea Peters Parkinson, 2026