Discover the Next Generation of Christian Storytellers…
Featuring Karrissa Zanett
An avid reader from a young age, Karrissa’s love for hope-filled books deepened when she moved with her family from Minnesota to Montana at the age of twelve and spent the next two years without a settled place to call home.
Her heart is to write redemptive stories full of faith, hope, and family that offer the next generation of young women the same safe place to come to that points to the true place of rest and comfort: Jesus.
When she’s not writing, Karrissa enjoys playing the piano, taking prayer walks, traveling, and dancing.
Find Her on the Web
Website: https://www.karrissazanett.com/
About Her Short Story
A Memory at Every Bend by Karrissa Zanett
Eighteen-year-old Virginia loves spending time with her family but she’s looking forward to a quiet weekend photographing nature with her family all out of town.
Then her dad gets sick the night before he’s supposed to take her brothers on the guys’ long–awaited canoe trip. She’s stayed far away from any canoes ever since she was in a terrible wreck as a young girl, but she offers to drive her brothers to the outfitters in northern Minnesota, hoping she’ll be able to stay on dry land.
But once there, she must face her fear or else her brothers will lose out on the special trip they’ve been waiting for all year. Can Virginia find the courage and determination to go all the way, no matter what happens, or will she let her fear steal more memories waiting around the riverbend?
Her Accomplishments
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Drafted five novels, two novellas, and multiple short stories.
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Received a professional manuscript assessment on a novel within the Author Conservatory.
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Networked with industry professionals at the Author Conservatory Conference in 2025 and 2026.
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Won The Authors of the Flathead short story contest in 2021.
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Received extensive platform training and launched email list in 2026.
Meet the 11 other authors in the anthology!
tabitha Lyon
A.D. Garcia
Cheyenne Thornton
allie jo andersen
abigail ellison
sarah rye
kirsten L. Pierce
julia dunt
Lucy peterson
hannah R. Smith
mia katherine
Support the next generation of writers
100% of the proceeds from this anthology go toward helping up-and-coming writers achieve their goals, such as attending writing conferences where they can pitch their work to agents and publishers.
About the Author Conservatory
Conservatory, noun: “A school specializing in one of the fine arts.”
The Author Conservatory is an online apprenticeship-modeled program that teaches students the writing & business skills they need to get published and support themselves financially.
