Katherine E. Standefer

Katherine E. Standefer is an American writer of creative nonfiction. She was a recipient of the 2015 Iowa Review Award in Nonfiction.

Katherine E. Standefer
Born1985
Arlington Heights, Illinois
EducationColorado College
University of Arizona
OccupationWriter
Websitewww.katherinestandefer.com

Biography

She was born in the Chicago metropolitan area and currently lives in New Mexico. Standefer's book Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving A Life was a non-fiction finalist for the Kirkus Prize in 2020.[1] She has also written for High Country News[2] and the Los Angeles Times.[3] In 2018, Standefer was a Logan Nonfiction Fellow at The Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville, New York.[4]

Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving A Life was also a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice/Staff Pick[5] and a NYTBR's Group Text Pick.[6] It was named one of the Best Books of Fall 2020 by O, The Oprah Magazine’s ,[7]

Standefer’s work appeared in The Best American Essays (BAE) 2016.[8]

Awards and recognition

She was named “notable” in BAE 2017, 2019, and 2020. She won the 2015 Iowa Review Award in Nonfiction.[9]

References
  1. Ezeifedi, Erica (October 29, 2021). "2021 KIRKUS PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Book Riot. Riot New Media Group. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. Standefer, Katherine (October 12, 2018). "The ascension of Matthew Shepard". High Country News. High Country News. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. Standefer, Katherine (July 12, 2021). "Op-Ed: Doctors are urged to screen kids for heart issues. That could have helped my sister and me". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. "The Road to Maroseranana". Terrain.org. September 22, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  5. Cowles, Gregory (November 26, 2020). "11 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. Egan, Elisabeth (November 10, 2020). "This Medical Memoir Reads Like a Detective Story". The New York Times. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  7. Staff (October 2020). "The Best Books of Fall 2020—So Far". Oprah Daily. O, The Oprah Magazine. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  8. Franzen, Jonathan (October 4, 2016). Best American Essays 2016. Mariner Books. ISBN 978-0544812109.
  9. Staff, TIR. "The Winners of the 2015 Iowa Review Awards". The Iowa Review. University of Iowa. Retrieved October 31, 2021.


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