Katharine Beutner is a writer, teacher, and organizer. She currently teaches English at the College of Wooster; previously, she was assistant professor of English at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Her novel Alcestis won the 2011 Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, and her writing has also appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Toast, Public Books, TriQuarterly, Humanities, and other publications. She is currently working on a novel about climate justice.

Website: www.katharinebeutner.com

Publications

• Alcestis , Soho Press (February 1, 2010)
• "Some Little Lamb" (excerpt from the novel 'Killingly') , TriQuarterly (July 1, 2013)

Awards

• Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction(2011)
• Finalist, Lambda Literary, Lesbian Debut Fiction(2011)
• Finalist, Compton Crook Award(2011)

Employment

• Visiting Assistant Professor at The College of Wooster (August 2011 - August 2013)
• Assistant Professor at The University of Hawai'i at Manoa (August 2013 - October 2017)
• Visiting Assistant Professor at The College of Wooster (August 2017 - )

Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts in Classical studies from Smith College (May 2003)
• Master of Arts in English (Creative Writing) from The University of Texas at Austin (May 2006)
• Doctoral Degree in English literature from The University of Texas at Austin (May 2011)

Genres of Interest

Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Children's literature , Poetry