Katie McNey

Katie McNey holds a PhD in English with a focus in medieval literature from the University of Minnesota. She taught writing for over fifteen years and was a faculty member at the University of Southern California until 2021, where she co-founded and hosted the Writing Program’s podcast. She is one of the founding members of the Humanities Podcast Network.

Katie has written several books, including a memoir with Rebecca Lafferty, forthcoming from Union Square. She writes both fiction and nonfiction and is represented by Kurestin Armada at Root Literary. She is Ngāi Tahu Māori and lives in Los Angeles, California, with her daughter.