Karolina Letunova grew up in Western Siberia. Her short stories and short shorts have appeared in AGNI, The Cincinnati Review, The Kenyon Review, and The Threepenny Review. She has an MFA from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan.
Her writing has received support from Bread Loaf-Rona Jaffe, California Arts Council, The de Groot Foundation, the Elizabeth George Foundation, as well as fellowships and residencies at Good Hart Artist Residency, Monson Arts, Ragdale, Storyknife, Ucross, and VCCA.
Since 2020, Karolina volunteers at Logos Books, which raises funds for the Davis Public Library.
She is represented by Samantha Shea at Georges Borchardt, Inc.