Kate Schatz

Kate Schatz
Education

University of California, Santa Cruz

Brown University
Occupation writer, editor, educator
Website http://www.kateschatz.com/
Author Kate Schatz (photo credit Meg Perotti)

Kate Schatz is a feminist writer, editor, and educator. She is the creator of the Rad Women book series, along with illustrator Miriam Klein Stahl. Her children's book, Rad American Women A-Z, was published by City Lights/Sister Spit in Spring 2015[1] and spent a combined 11 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The follow-up book, Rad Women Worldwide, was published in September 2016, and debuted at #8 on the New York Times bestseller list.

Her book of fiction, Rid of Me: A Story, was published in 2006 as part of the 33 1/3 series. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 69 libraries.[2] Her work has been published in Oxford American, Denver Quarterly, Joyland, East Bay Express, and San Francisco Chronicle, among others. Her short story "Folsom, Survivor" was a 2010 Notable Short Story in Best American Short Stories 2011.[3]

She is a co-founder of The Encyclopedia Project, and is the former Chair of the School of Literary Arts at Oakland School for the Arts. Kate received her MFA in Fiction Writing from Brown, and a double BA in Women’s Studies/Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz. She lives in Alameda, CA.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100228580
  2. ↑ WorldCat book entry
  3. ↑ http://www.kateschatz.com/bio/
  4. ↑ http://www.kateschatz.com/bio/

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